At the Holloman High-Speed Test Track, engineers recreate extreme flight emergencies to improve ejection seat safety. Testing under brutal acceleration and wind conditions allows designers to refine ...

It's not long now until the U.S. Air Force gets a brand new trainer jet for future generations of pilots. The plane is called T-7A Red Hawk, and is expected to start replacing the existing fleet of ...

Protracted testing of the ACES 5 ejection seat due to safety concerns contributed to a 2.5-year delay to the T-7A program. Credit: U.S. Air Force The decision to install an advanced ejection seat in ...

This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. April 14. Boeing says it has made progress on fixing an ejection seat problem that has delayed the U.S. Air Force’s new T-7A pilot training jet, and hopes to begin ...

WASHINGTON — Problems with the T-7A Red Hawk, including a potentially dangerous escape system and ejection seat, have caused the U.S. Air Force to push back a production decision and deliveries of the ...

To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat technology—though risks remain. Latent and unappreciated until the exact moment of need, modern fighter ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate successfully tested the ACES 5 Escape System Drogue chute that will go ...

The latest combat ejection seat from Collins will provide generational improvements to the company’s Cold War-era ACES II system, which is featured in numerous fighter and bomber aircraft.

Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws. In February, ...

After multiple delays, military pilots can finally fly on the new trainer. With a short post on social media, Boeing announced that the T-7A Red Hawk finally received its Military Flight Release from ...

The Zero-Zero (zero altitude and zero air speed) ejection seat was developed by Weber Aircraft Company for Project Gemini spacecraft and was adapted for the Convair F-106A and F-106B Delta Dart. This ...

An Argentinian defense institute says it has demonstrated a potential way to evade a UK export ban on parts for Martin-Baker ejection seats on the South American country’s grounded fleet of Dassault ...