The troubled Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme has taken a step forward with a successful test of its new escape system. The work took place at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on 16 April, and saw ...

Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws. In February, ...

To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat technology—though risks remain. Latent and unappreciated until the exact moment of need, modern fighter ...

Though movies and television would make it seem like cockpit ejections are common, they are rare and probably involve much more than you originally thought. Military jet ejections typically only ...

Each ejection seat is calibrated for its specific aircraft and mission profile. Collectively, they offer life-saving services to pilots in all branches of the US military. The US military outfits four ...

The faster an airplane is moving, the harder it is to get out of: that’s why ejection seats are so important Kat Eschner The Heinkel He-280, the world's first jet fighter, was developed in Nazi ...

The AAIB found the seat’s safety pin was not fully installed and the previously disconnected harness chest strap caught on and inadvertently actuated the seat’s handle. The deceased instructor pilot, ...

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

The U.S. Air Force identified the instructor pilot who died after his ejection seat activated while on the ground at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls on Monday. The USAF said Capt. John ...

As most people understand, the ejection sequence begins when the fighter pilot yanks an ejection handle, usually located either between the legs or above the head. The pulling of the handle triggers ...