In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew. With a history spanning over 80 years, martinbaker is still run by the late sir. Sir james martin, an irish immigrant and innovative engineer, began producing aircraft in 1929. Bitteswell flight made ejection seat history, leicester mercury, june 18, 1999, p. From the history behind ejection seats to ejection seat tests to wallpapers, immerse yourself in our range of martinbaker media. This state of the art track allows us to conduct all range of speed tests for martinbaker ejection seats. A historical ejection, 51 years ago on the september, the life saved using a.
A brief history of martin baker ejection seats bang. Originating as an aircraft manufacturer, martinbakers passion has evolved over the decades, now focussing on an issue very close to both ours and our founders hearts. Footage of the first martinbaker ejection seat test smithsonian. A potted history of ejection seats aviation week network. First live static rocket martinbaker ejection seat test april martin aircraft, ejection. In addition to leading the world in ejection seat manufacturing, we offer a variety of followon services and product support. With a history spanning over 80 years, martinbaker is still run by the late sir james martins descendants to this day. The live operational ejection of martinbaker seat took place in may 1949. Martinbakers testing facility is unique, and the bremont mb watches have been through trials found nowhere else, even simulating 30 years of aircraft life through a vibration testing machine. In 1945, they began to livetest their revolutionary new seat that. The book features sir jamess prototype aircraft, including the mb5 piston engined fighter, and examines the ejection seat for which he is best remembered.
From sir james martin s first company to 7,500 lives saved to now, martinbaker has been constantly evolving, pioneering and raising the bar year on year. Martinbaker investigated ejection seats from 1934 onwards, several years before germany and sweden proposed similar systems in 1938. Here at martinbaker, we run an exclusive club that unifies all pilots whose lives. While the idea of the ejection seat can be dated back to 1920s and even as early as. Bernard lynch was an engineer at british aviation firm martinbaker. But his main claim to fame was as the fearless test subject for their signature. From maintenance to training, martinbaker is committed to ensuring our customers receive worldclass customer service and support. Martinbaker ejector seats were fitted to prototype and production aircraft from. An ejection seat may sit unused for 40 years, but, the day its needed, it has to work. All of the cockpits that are fired down the test sled are handmade by martinbaker employees. The 6,200ft track has been in service since 1971, and can accommodate all aircraft types to provide the exacting results that customers demand. If you have an ejection story of your own that youd like to share with us to be. 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. Ejection seat news newspapers books scholar jstor may 20 learn how and when to remove this template message.