Martin-Baker Ejection Seat, Mk.3J, 1956. Display model, by Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, 1956
The introduction of jet-propelled military aircraft after World War 2 meant pilots needing to escape their strcken plane could no longer rely soley on a parachute. They had first to be propelled well away from the plane before opening their parachute. This ejector seat is of the type widely used by the RAF in the mid-1950s and was derived from the experimental version used by Bernard Lynch in 1946 for the first successful ejection escape. It used a telescopic gun fitted with explosive charges to propel the seat and pilot out of the aircraft at high velocity.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1957-68
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified), plastic (unidentified), leather and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall (estimate): 2090 mm x 920 mm x 1760 mm, 436.5 kg
- credit:
- Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited
