Type 'B' full pressure flying suit and helmet, and Martin Baker ejection seat, Mk 3J

Type 'B' full pressure suit and helmet supplied by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) and Martin Baker ejection seat, Mk 3J, by Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, Denham, Middlesex, England, 1956. Seat is affixed to wood display stand.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1983-686
Measurements:
see parts
type:
suits
credit:
DERA; Royal Aircraft Establishment Museum

Parts

Type 'B' full pressure flying suit

Type 'B' full pressure flying suit

Type 'B' full pressure suit, supplied by the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Measurements:
overall: 1440 mm x 600 mm x 1040 mm,
Object Number:
1983-686/1
type:
suits
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Helmet for type 'B' full pressure suit

Helmet for type 'B' full pressure suit

Helmet for type 'B' full pressure suit, supplied by the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Object Number:
1983-686/2
type:
helmet
Martin Baker ejection seat

Martin Baker ejection seat

Martin Baker ejection seat, Type 2CA2, Mk 3J, by Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, Denham, Middlesex, England, 1956. Seat is affixed to wood display stand.

Measurements:
overall: 1530 mm x 1940 mm x 480 mm,
overall (side elevation): 1530 mm x 2000 mm x 500 mm,
Materials:
aluminium alloy , steel (metal) , plastic (unidentified) , cotton (fibre) , textile , rubber (unidentified) , leather , pine (wood) and wood composites (plywood)
Object Number:
1983-686/3
type:
seats (furniture components)
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum