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The Martin-Baker Mk.6 is a British rocket-assisted ejection seat designed and built by Martin-Baker. Introduced in the 1960s, the Mk.6 has been installed in combat and training aircraft worldwide. Introduced in the 1960s, the Mk.6 has been installed in combat and training aircraft worldwide.
Gloster Meteor WA638, owned by Martin-Baker and used for ejection seat tests Meteor WL419 is also used for ejection seat tests Martin-Baker Ejection seat MK.GT5 in the Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 1961–1976. Martin-Baker investigated ejection seats from 1934 onwards, several years before Germany and Sweden proposed similar systems in 1938.
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]
Martin Baker added a secondary handle in the front of the seat to allow ejection even when pilots weren't able to reach upwards because of high g-force. Later (e.g. in Martin Baker's MK9) the top handle was discarded because the lower handle had proven easier to operate and the technology of helmets had advanced to also protect from the air blast.
The Mk.7 seat was developed from the earlier Mk.5 design by the addition of a rocket pack to enable zero-zero capability. [1] A large upgrade program to retrofit Mk.7 seats to all Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft in German Air Force service was initiated by Johannes Steinhoff in late 1967, this measure improved the type's safety record and several other European nations operating the ...
In a training flight an instructor can sit in the front or back seat; both have lightweight Martin-Baker ejection seats that are activated by a handle on the seat. In 2022, the T-6 fleet and hundreds of other Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps jets were grounded after inspections revealed a potential defect with one component of the ejection seat ...
The Martin-Baker Mk.2 is a British ejection seat designed and built by Martin-Baker. Introduced in the early 1950s, the Mk.2 was developed from the Martin-Baker Mk.1 , the main improvement being automatic seat separation and parachute deployment.
Martin-Baker Mk.8 is the designation given to two distinct British ejection seat types designed and built by Martin-Baker.The original use applies to a seat developed for the cancelled BAC TSR-2 strike aircraft project of the 1960s, re-use of the designation applies to a lightweight version of the Martin-Baker Mk.10 seat for the Short Tucano and other similar military training aircraft.