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The bubble canopy of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Canopy of an F-22 Raptor. An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft.An aircraft canopy provides a controlled and sometimes pressurized environment for the aircraft's occupants, and allows for a greater field of view over a traditional flight deck.
Various ejection seats. In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. . In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with
Back injury rates occur in only 1% of ACES ejections compared to 20% to 40% in most other ejection seats. [2] The A-10, F-15, F-117, B-1, and B-2 use connected firing handles that activate both the canopy jettison systems, and the seat ejection. Both handles accomplish the same task, so pulling either one suffices.
On many high-performance military aircraft, the canopy is an integral part of the ejection seat system. The pilot cannot be ejected from the aircraft until the canopy is no longer in the path of the ejection seat. In most ejection seat equipped aircraft, the canopy is blown upwards and rearwards by explosive charges.
The K-36 Ejection seat provides emergency escape for a crew member in a wide range of speeds and altitudes of aircraft flight, from zero altitude, zero speed upwards, and can be used in conjunction with protective equipment, such as pressure suits and anti-g garments. The seat consists of the ejection rocket firing mechanism, gear box, headrest ...
Canopy breaking horns were added to allow ejection through an unjettisoned canopy. [2] Two aircraft types operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the RF-84F Thunderflash and the F-86D Sabre, were retro-fitted with Mk.5 seats at the Martin-Baker company's home airfield at Chalgrove. [2]
The Mk.4 seat was designed as an improved, lightweight version of earlier Martin-Baker seats for installation in a range of lighter, smaller aircraft types. [2] Improvements included a single combined seat and parachute quick release fastener (QRF) and a snubber mechanism to allow crews to lean forward without loosening the harness. [ 2 ]
The purpose of a bubble canopy is to give a pilot a much wider field-of-view than flush, framed "greenhouse" canopies used on early World War II aircraft, such as those seen on early models of the F4U, P-51, the Soviet Yak-1 and earlier, "razorback" P-47 fighters, all with dorsal "turtledecks" integral to their fuselage lines, which left a blind spot behind the pilot that enemy pilots could ...