An Air Force instructor pilot was killed Tuesday, when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was still on the ground, the military branch said. The unidentified pilot was assigned to the ...

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 ...

John Robertson died after the ejection seat of his T-6A Texan ... Air Force via AP A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot has died after his ejector seat activated while his plane was still on the ...

Also, a fully inflatable raft is tucked into the pilot's ejection seat, in case he must spend a prolonged period in the water. The radio is used for communication after ejection. When a pilot ...

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 ...

But in most cases, ejection-seat technology is the difference ... finally releasing the pilot from the seat. This entire process exerts 14 to 16 times the force of gravity on fighter pilots ...

Boeing Defense has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract to provide 144 Advanced Concept Ejection Seats (ACES) for U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighters. The contract, which will be performed in Colorado ...

WASHINGTON — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the turboprop aircraft was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday.

Also, a fully inflatable raft is tucked into the pilot's ejection seat, in case he must spend a prolonged period in the water. The radio is used for communication after ejection. When a pilot ...