Stars and Stripes

Here’s how the ejection seat worked when an F-35 jet crash-landed in Fort Worth

(Tribune News Service) — An Air Force major could be seen rocketing into the air after a state-of-the-art military jet smashed into a Fort Worth runway earlier this month. In a matter of seconds, a ...
Hackaday

Ejector Seats: The Rocket Chairs That Save Lives

Once upon a time, escaping an aircraft was a tricky business. You had to unstrap yourself, fling open a heavy glass canopy, and try to wrench yourself out of a small opening without getting smacked by ...
The Daily Astorian

RTX’s Collins Aerospace selected by Boeing to provide ACES II ejection seats for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX fleet

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from Boeing Defense to provide 144 ACES II ® ejection seats for the ...
The National Interest

Why Ejecting from a Fighter Jet Is So Dangerous

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...
The Victoria Advocate

RTX's Collins Aerospace selected by Boeing to provide ACES II ejection seats for the U.S. Air Force's F-15EX fleet

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from Boeing Defense to provide 144 ACES II ® ejection seats for the U ...