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 ...
Ejecting out of a fighter jet at Mach 1 has obvious risks, but being killed by your helmet – a safety device meant to save you – is not one of them. Yet, as US Air Force pilots are increasingly ...
HURRICANE MESA TEST CENTER, Utah—UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) has completed a 600-kt. F-16D Viper dual-shot Advanced Concept Ejection Seat-5 (ACES-5) sled test before completing an egress feasibility ...
Fighter Jet ejection seat footage from a test at the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Test Group's mission is to operate world-class test facilities for high speed sled ...
I know I give Lockmart a lot of crap about the F-35 but this is just stupid. This isn't even F-35 specific. Lockheed doesn't have access to just some generalized charts on maximum helmet weight vs ...
The DRDO has successfully carried out a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter jet escape system at a controlled speed, confirming key safety features such as full aircrew recovery, PTI reported.