Aerospace Firm Pays $1.5M for Pushing Shoddy Ejection Seat Parts

Teledyne Electronic Safety Products (Teledyne ESP), an aerospace and defense electronics company based in Chatsworth, ...
Task & Purpose

Tangled straps likely caused Air Force instructor pilot’s death, report finds

An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into his T-6A when his ejection seat accidentally triggered. By Nicholas ...
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The Ka-50 "Werewolf": The only attack helicopter with a pilot ejection seat

In the world of attack helicopters, pilots are trapped in a vulnerable cockpit with no escape—until Russia engineered a ...
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Why Ejecting from a Fighter Jet Is So Dangerous

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...