On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt. Joe Hodges of the U.S. Air Force were forced to use the escape module of their swing-wing F-111 Aardvark strike jet. The F-111A, which had yet to ...

An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of a training plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground, Air Force officials said. The incident happened Monday ...

The Air Force on Tuesday identified a training pilot who was killed by an ejection seat misfire at a Texas base. Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at ...

U.S. Air Force and South Korean air force F-35A Lightning II aircraft soar in a tight formation over Korea, July 12, 2022. (Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier/Air Force) The Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II ...

New York, NY, Sept 06, 2019 (WiredRelease): Market.us adds a new market research report on “Global Aircraft Ejection Seat Market By Type (by Seat Type , Single , Twin , by Components , Seat Actuator , ...

When a fighter pilot’s plane is hit by enemy fire, he or she may have only seconds to escape the doomed craft. Similar situations can arise in peacetime because fighters are designed to operate at ...

New York City, NY: Aug 30, 2019 – Published via (Wired Release) – Global Aircraft Ejection Seats Market Research Report describes the basic characteristics of the industry and market statistics. The ...

The F-22 Raptor is built by Lockheed Martin and is one of the most advanced fighter jets on the planet. However, it's easy to forget that this plane is nearly 30 years old with the first F-22 Raptor ...

Pilot dies after plane's seat ejects while on the ground An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of a training plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground ...