The seats work like typical military ejection seats from there. While it's a convenient feature, the U.S. and other Western nations are unlikely to adopt it for their helicopters because it's ...

An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into ...

How does aircraft ejection work? In December’s crash landing, the F-35B — which can land like a helicopter and take off in short distances — was hovering before it began to land.

The F-35B can hover, and it is the only aircraft fitted with an auto-eject system, which could be a game-changer in saving lives, as Martin-Baker's US16E is the first ejection seat capable of an ...

A potential defect in cartridge actuated devices (CAD) used in ejection seats has prompted the grounding of hundreds of military aircraft including Air Force T-38 Talons and T-6 Texan IIs.

The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) ... At the time, all F-35 ejection seats, including the Navy and Marine Corps variants, were inspected, ...

Giving the Ka-52 Alligator, as well as its predecessor the Ka-50, ejection seats is a simple concept. You might think at first that the chopper ejects the seats to the side to avoid the roto ...

Lockheed Martin makes the aircraft, an F-35B Lightning II jet, and said the pilot “ejected successfully” and was safe. But ejection seats require a complex process to successfully get a pilot ...