Made by the only guy we would trust to create such a device, [Colin Furze] has really upped the ante on his projects — he calls this one the High Voltage Ejector Bed. Sponsored by a coffee ...

When the pilot or co-pilot initiate the ejection system, explosive bolts holding the contra-rotating blades to the fuselage release it, removing it as a risk all together. The seats work like ...

“New information about serious and potentially dangerous deficiencies with the emergency ejection system on [the T-7A] has been released,” The War Zone reported, adding that “environmental ...

The case of the V-Bombers highlighted just how much ejector seats had changed military aviation. Pilots had grown to expect a high-tech escape system to evacuate their aircraft in a crisis.

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 ...