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 ...

Here’s why. When a pilot pulls his ejection seat’s handle, which is located either between his legs or on one or both sides, depending on the cockpit arrangement, an electrical pulse signals ...

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 ...

U.S. Marine Col. Charles "Tre" Del Pizzo gives his account of the ejection from an F-35B which continued to fly on its own in ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, the new rules put a hard stop to all flying in planes with ejection seats at any time during their pregnancy, Riley said. Those aircraft include fighters, bombers, and trainers.

The Fighter Pilot Podcast is the internet show that ... a variety of military aviation-themed topics, such as how ejection seats work, the theories involved in hypersonic flight, and what it ...

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.