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2. www.popularmechanics.com › military › aviationEverything You Need to Know About Ejecting From a Fighter Jet

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   A small metal key attaches to the main belt of your harness, and when you eject, it pulls and activates a small red knob on the left side of your harness, called the “red apple” by airmen. This...

3. modernbattlespace.com › 2024/06/05 › why-ejectionEjection Seat Maintenance and Repair - Essential for Pilot Safety

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   Jun 5, 2024 · The modern aircraft ejector seat must be able to safely remove a pilot from a plane at 0 mph per hour on the ground or at high speeds in the air, and return that pilot to the ground where they can be recovered.

4. www.bbc.com › future › articleThe ejector seats that fire through the floor - BBC

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   Aug 3, 2022 · The ejector seats that fire through the floor. 3 August 2022. By Stephen Dowling, Features correspondent. Fred Tanneau/AFP/Getty Images. Some aircraft from the early jet age proved too...

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5. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › punching-out-thePunching Out: The Story of Ejector Seats - Atlas Obscura

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   Jul 21, 2015 · You’re going to crash. But wait! There’s one more option. The ejector seat! In a split second decision, you reach for the emergency trigger and deploy it. Within seconds you are violently...

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6. www.bbc.com › future › articleThe rocket-powered rise of the ejector seat - BBC

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   May 21, 2015 · The ejector seat in the Hunter - built in 1956 - predated the addition of rocket assist and was an all-explosive-cartridge model, known colloquially as a "bang seat" to pilots.

7. www.britmodeller.com › forums › indexCalling all ejector seat experts! - Britmodeller.com

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   Dec 16, 2010 · Does any one know if you can get a resin (preferably) Mk9a ejector seat for Harrier GR3 (I hope this is the right seat). I can find MK10 for FRS1 and MK9b for jags but no Mk9a? Or could I use one of the above with some mods?

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   What is an ejector seat?

   • The ejector seat in the Hunter - built in 1956 - predated the addition of rocket assist and was an all-explosive-cartridge model, known colloquially as a "bang seat" to pilots. "They function with a single cannon shot that gets you clear of the tail.

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   What happened to ejector seats?

   • As ejector seat technology improved, the seats made by the likes of Martin-Baker became more powerful and able to clear aircraft in plenty of time. Downward-firing seats were no longer needed. But there were still incidents where conventional seats failed. One of the most infamous involved Kara Hultgreen, the US Navy's first female fighter pilot.

   The ejector seats that fire through the floor - BBC

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   What happens when a pilot activates an ejector seat?

   • In a modern scenario, when a pilot activates an ejector seat, a few things happen in rapid sequence. First the pilot’s overhead canopy is blown off, then an explosive charge or rocket shoots the chair straight up out of the vessel on a guide rail.

   Punching Out: The Story of Ejector Seats - Atlas Obscura

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   Who invented the ejector seat?

   • In 1934 he went into the plane-building business with a flight instructor called Valentine Baker (who, by the way, just happened to be the pioneer aviator Amy Johnson's flight instructor). The first British jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor, spurred development of the ejector seat. (Credit: The Picture Collector/Getty Images)

   The rocket-powered rise of the ejector seat - BBC

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9. slate.com › human-interest › 2015The Explosive History of Ejection Seats Is A History of ...

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   Jul 22, 2015 · The ejector seat! In a split second decision, you reach for the emergency trigger and deploy it. Within seconds you are violently rocketing into the sky, until the parachute that was...