For now, the Air Force is stuck with their Cold War-era T-38 Talon trainer—while Boeing cannot seem to catch a break.
New information about serious and potentially dangerous deficiencies with the emergency ejection system on the U.S. Air Force ...
The U.S. Air Force is reopening its NGES (Next-Generation Ejection Seat) competition for the F-16, the results of which might also cover the F-22 Raptor and the B-1B Lancer. The development comes ...
This ejection seat was invented by James Martin, who was born in Crossgar, Co. Down, in 1893. In 1934 he founded the Martin-Baker aircraft manufacturing company with his friend Captain Valentine ...
When a plane goes down, an ejection seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of ...