Ejection Tower Test Facility (Viewgraphs)

Abstract

In 1944, as jet propulsion was being introduced to aviation and over-the-side bail out procedures less practical, Sir James Martin was invited by the British Royal Air Force to explore forced ejection. A 16 feet ejection tower was first used for this effort. A short time later a 65 feet test rig was erected at Martin- Baker Aircraft, Denham. The first ejection tower in the United States was built at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in 1946 and was essentially the same design as the 65 feet tower used by Martin-Baker.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA375914

Entities

People

  • Mark Lakner

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Escape Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Gunpowder
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Research Facilities
  • Risk
  • Survival Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Materials Science
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.