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

The Air Force has released its report on an aircraft accident at Sheppard Air Force Base that resulted in the death of an ...

Captain Robertson’s death was the result of an ejection seat being activated during ground operations in one of the T-6a ...

In a training flight an instructor can sit in the front or back seat; both have lightweight Martin-Baker ejection seats that are activated by a handle on the seat. In 2022, ...

In a training flight, an instructor can sit in the front or back seat; both seats have lightweight Martin-Baker ejection seats that are activated by a handle on the seat. U.S. Air Force/Airman ...

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.

A handle or lever is normally pulled, which initiates the ejection process and launches the explosive cartridge under the pilot's seat, blasting them out of the plane while simultaneously shedding ...

When the plane suffered an emergency, three of the ejection seats fired correctly but one did not, ... When a crewmember pulls the ejection handle, the hatches above the crew are blown clear, ...

“When asked if he had pulled the ejection seat handles, he stated that he could not specifically remember but thinks that he would have pulled them,” the report states.

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 ...