OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH BRITISH EJECTION SEATS. A SURVEY OF MEDICAL ASPECTS

Abstract

A survey is presented of experience in the emergency use of ejection seats of British design and manufacture. The escapes and attempted escapes included are believed to constitute a complete list of ejections from aircraft flown by the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the Ministry of Aviation (formerly Ministry of Supply), and the British aircraft industry up to 1st July, 1960. It does not include test ejections carried out in the development of ejection seats, or the R.A.F. experience with American seats. Although reference to the indications for ejection and the mechanism whereby this is executed is frequently necessary, the primary aim is a medical survey of the difficulties inherent in escape by this means, and the nature, causes and contributory causes of injury during and following ejection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267788

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  • D. I. Fryer

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Blast
  • Bone Fractures
  • Cockpits
  • Ejection Seats
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Leg Injuries
  • Low Altitude
  • Medical Personnel
  • Spinal Column
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Spine
  • Statistical Analysis

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