The anatomy of a modern Martin-Baker ejection seat. The core principle of an ejector seat is relatively straightforward: to propel the pilot out of the aircraft to a safe distance, where they can ...

F-16s have been supplied to Ukraine and the jet is widely used by air forces across the globe, including those of NATO states ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ACES 5 ejection seat from Collins Aerospace ... thereby increasing aircraft availability.” An US18E seat beside an F’16’s cockpit simulator. (Image credits: Martin Baker) Martin ...

The company’s ejection seats are in most fighter jets made by the UK and its allies since 1949, including the F-35 warplanes flown from the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers Britain ...

Instead, the Argentine aircraft maker will turn to a Russian ejection-seat to supply the Pampa IIIs for the Argentine Air Force. Argentina fought a war with the British in the early 1980s over ...

The company’s ejection seats are in most fighter jets made by the UK and its allies since 1949, including the F-35 warplanes flown from the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers Britain operates, as ...

Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of an emergency where everything else in an aircraft fails. It is their last chance ...