Ejection seat technology in advanced military jets requires advanced technology. Here's the science and tech behind the F-35 ejection seat.

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 ...

Pete: It is a complex question. And as a matter of fact, the ejection seat's probably the most complex piece of equipment within a fighter jet. As soon as you pull the handle, at zero seconds ...

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 ...

Britain's Royal Air Force has modified the ejection seat ... the ejector seat does not operate faultlessly.” The Typhoon, a multi-purpose twin-engine fighter jet introduced in 2003, is built ...

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 ...

When a plane goes down, an ejection seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of ...

Candy-colored paint jobs and booming sound systems are one thing, but this ride looks like it may have an ejection seat as well! For those that don’t know, Whittier Boulevard is nothing short of ...

Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, according to ...

For over a week, there were some social media buzz and videos purportedly of the crash of a Pakistani JF-17, the fighter jet it developed ... the maker of the ejection seat of the aircraft has ...

An Air Force instructor pilot was killed Tuesday morning when their ejection seat activated while on the ground at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. Capt. John Robertson, who was part of ...

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