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T-7A Red Hawk Ejection System Clears High-Speed Test, Addressing Earlier Safety Deficiencies

The new T-7A Red Hawk ejection system passes high-speed test at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. After coming under scrutiny for serious ejection system deficiencies identified during earlier ...
Forbes

F-16 Sortie Tests Writer’s Mettle On Supersonic Training Mission

An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...
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How ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’ tested supersonic ejection seats on himself

On Dec. 10, 1954, John Stapp, a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and researcher, hopped into an experimental decelerator sled. It would be his last ride in the sled, testing the limits of gravitational ...
Flightglobal

Boeing records ejection seat and flight control milestones for T-7A

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, ...
The National Interest

What to Know About the US Air Force’s Ejection Seats

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 National Interest

How Do Fighter Jet Ejection Seats Work?

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 ...