Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Sandy Marquardt, Capt. Joe Hodges sit in the escape module of their F-111A On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt.

In modern tandem-seat fighter jets, the ejection sequence is a precisely engineered chain of events designed to save lives in ...

A T-38 C flies over the flightline on January 7, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Davis Donaldson) A T-38 Talon crash in November in Mississippi that ...

Innovative technology and design reduce the risk for U.S. aircrew who eject in an emergency. An aircraft ejection seat is a pilot’s last resort in an emergency. When a pilot pulls the ejection handle, ...

A B-1 Lancer sits after making an emergency landing at Midland International Air and Space Port May 1 in Midland, Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP) A B-1 Lancer that made an emergency landing ...

New Delhi: China is developing an ejectable cockpit system for supersonic fighter jets. Such cockpits would safely disengage the pilot from the aircraft in the event of a high-speed accident, ...

Ejecting out of a fighter jet at Mach 1 has obvious risks, but being killed by your helmet – a safety device meant to save you – is not one of them. Yet, as US Air Force pilots are increasingly ...

Earlier this month, the Air Force buying command responsible for developing a next-generation ejection seat to be installed on combat aircraft issued a curious request for information. It solicited ...