The Pampa III will be fitted with Russian ejection seats Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the ...
The U.S. Air Force is reopening its NGES (Next-Generation Ejection Seat) competition for the F-16, the results of which might also cover the F-22 Raptor and the B-1B Lancer. The development comes ...
The ejection seat was developed to make escaping a plane as simple as tucking yourself in and pulling a big red handle. Let’s dive in and learn how it came to be. Inventor Anastase Dragomir ...
This was obviously a major issue that needed to be dealt with. His solution was to install an ejector seat. Er, well, an ejector seat button. At least, that’s what it’s labeled. (That’s sure ...
This ejection seat was invented by James Martin, who was born in Crossgar, Co. Down, in 1893. In 1934 he founded the Martin-Baker aircraft manufacturing company with his friend Captain Valentine ...
A US Air Force instructor has died after he was ejected from his plane while on the ground, the service said. Captain John Robertson was killed after the seat of his T-6A Texan II activated at ...
The Air Force has reopened the competition for its Next-Generation Ejection Seat (NGES) program, with an initial focus on the F-16. The competition may expand to include a variety of other ...