But no, the Kamov Design Bureau went a different route with its attack helicopter. When the pilot or co-pilot initiate the ejection system, explosive bolts holding the contra-rotating blades to ...

The Air Force also ruled out ejection seat-equipped aircraft for pregnant pilots and aircrew but extended the window for ...

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 ...

Harrowing video showed the doomed Big Apple sightseeing helicopter fall out of the sky into the Hudson River on Thursday as witnesses described the aircraft breaking apart in midair. The tourist ...

Mine was the last downward ejection from an F-104. The aircraft got a Lockheed C-2 upward ejection seat, an oil pressure warning light, and a “butt kicker” system that throws an ejecting pilot ...