Lockheed Martin F-35A, B, C and other ideas

[Taiidantomcat]

website:

http://www.martin-baker.com/products/ejection-seats/mk16/f35

US16E Ejection Seat by Martin Baker. First ejection seat to incorporate the needs of more delicate female bones into the design. Variants of it are already in use on the Eurofighter, and Texan II

[ChernayaAkula]

"Fetch the comfy chair!"
I mean, compared to other ejection seats, this one does look rather comfy.

[Steel Penguin]

Posted by: ChernayaAkula 
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"Fetch the comfy chair!"
I mean, compared to other ejection seats, this one does look rather comfy. 

my thoughts as well, but if it works and means less damage to pilots on the way out, that can only be a good thing

[PR19_Kit]

Presumably it's more a case of a slower burning, or even a modulated burning, rocket motor that makes it more suitable for female pilots. Just adding more cushions wouldn't actually do the job.

[rickshaw]

I think one could assume that it would help the "delicate bones" of women, it would also help the "delicate bones" of men.  Many male pilots have suffered spinal injury during ejections.  I wonder though, when did they stop using pull chords at the top of the seat?

[crudebuteffective]

slow burn or comfy cushions, I don't think the 7400 plus people saved by this companies products care

god bless sir james martin

[pyro-manic]

The blurb on the MB site talks about a two-stage catapult launch, before the rocket motor kicks in. I would think that this helps to limit the acceleration forces on the occupant, and thus reduce the risk of spinal damage (which was rather common with older "gun-type" ejection seats).

[rickshaw]

slow burn or comfy cushions, I don't think the 7400 plus people saved by this companies products care

god bless sir james martin

Indeed.  A clever man who's genius has saved as you say, an awful lot of peoples' lives.

[Taiidantomcat]

Electro-Optical Targeting system or EOTS by Northrop Grumman:



(on the CATB test plane)







http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fHZO0T5mDYU#t=0

Tracking Artillery/AAA

This works in coordination with the AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) to create EODAS, Also from Northrop Grumman:

http://www.northropgrumman.com/capabilities/anaaq37f35/pages/default.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF29GBSpRF4&feature=player_embedded

Tracking missiles

This system or improvements/derivatives will probably be more common on future aircraft/UCAVs/UAVs. It replaces the need for a separate targeting pod as well.

[kitnut617]

As seen here ------ pic I took at Yuma Airshow this year

[PR19_Kit]

What happens if it's cloudy?

[Taiidantomcat]

What happens if it's cloudy?

It can see through them like (well technically better than) current targeting pods.

Great picture Kitnut, I could not find a good one like yours 

[rickshaw]

What happens if it's cloudy?

Thermal imaging, Kit.

[Hobbes]

slow burn or comfy cushions, I don't think the 7400 plus people saved by this companies products care

IIRC a successful ejection is often a career ender because it causes enough injury that repeating it is not advisable. A pilot who ends up grounded would definitely care about the quality of the ejection.

[kitnut617]

What happens if it's cloudy?

It can see through them like (well technically better than) current targeting pods.

Great picture Kitnut, I could not find a good one like yours 

Thanks TC, Evan told me the clear fairing is made from crystal clear synthetic sapphire material -----