How Things Work: Ejection Seats. Skip to main content. ... Two pitot tubes (one for backup) on the side of the seat measure aerodynamic pressure to assess the speed of the airplane.

The crew of an Air Force B-1B bomber safely ejected before their plane crashed Thursday at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2022, with more information from the ejection seat manufacturer. The Pentagon hasn’t found any defective ejection seat parts on ...

The F-35's unique ejection seat system is designed and produced by Martin-Baker for the U.S. Military. The seat is designated US16E, and it's installed on all variants of the F-35 at a cost ...

News. Here’s how the ejection seat worked when an F-35 jet crash-landed in Fort Worth One ejection seat can cost more than $120,000, according to the manufacturer, Martin-Baker.

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.

First Lt. David Schmitz, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot at South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base, died June 30, 2020, when his ejection seat malfunctioned as he tried to escape from a failed ...