People have been flying planes for over a century, and they've had the benefit of airplane ejection seats since World War II. Every aircraft with an ejection seat uses a unique system designed for ...

Credit: Master Sgt. James May/USAF A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat of a T-6 trainer aircraft activated during ground operations at Sheppard Air Force Base ...

According to a statement from the base, the pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing died Tuesday after being injured Monday when the ejection seat of their T-6A Texan II aircraft activated while ...

Military jet ejections typically only happen when there is a major failure on a jet, as the actual ejection itself can prove quite dangerous. When a pilot ejects from a plane, their entire seat is ...

A newly developed ACES 5 ejection seat for the T-7A has been sled-tested to validate its new safety features. Credit: Collins Aerospace A convergence of new aircraft programs and retrofit plans ...

A sled test of the Martin Baker Mk16E ejection seat for the F-35. (Photo: Martin Baker) Certain advancements have collectively propelled an industry towards the future. Such is the stature of the ...

Senior Airman Blake Anguiano, left, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Lamb, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeymen, install an ejection seat in an F-15E Strike Eagle at ...

Interesing video shows the Mk14 ejection seat, more commonly known as SJU17A and NACES (Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat), in service in the F/A-18 and T-45 Goshawk, at work. Martin-Baker is a ...

The US Air Force (USAF) plans to award a sole source contract to Collins Aerospace to deliver 3,018 examples of its ACES 5 ejection seats for installation in the service’s fleet of Boeing F-15 ...

But UTC Aerospace Systems, manufacturer of the bomber's ACES II ejection seat, wants to be clear: The seat itself is not the problem. Whether you're talking about a fighter jet or a bomber ...

You've considered Recaros. Jamexes. Sparco seats. Have you ever considered an ejection seat, though? Because apparently Boeing will sell you one. A real one. Ripped out of a real fighter jet.

January 9, 2013: China has developed and put into service a locally manufactured third-generation ejection seat for its jet fighters. This type of ejection seat contains sensors and a microprocessor ...