The troubled Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme has taken a step forward with a successful test of its new escape system. The work took place at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on 16 April, and saw ...
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, ...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate successfully tested the ACES 5 Escape System Drogue chute that will go ...
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 ...
Though movies and television would make it seem like cockpit ejections are common, they are rare and probably involve much more than you originally thought. Military jet ejections typically only ...
The DRDO has successfully carried out a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter jet escape system at a controlled speed, confirming key safety features such as full aircrew recovery, PTI reported.
A newly developed ACES 5 ejection seat for the T-7A has been sled-tested to validate its new safety features. Credit: Collins Aerospace A convergence of new aircraft programs and retrofit plans are ...