Mk.18 Ejector Seat is exhibited Martin Baker at Farnborough International Airshow FIA 2022.
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Hi, my name is Steve Roberts and I am reportingย ย
from the Martin Baker standย at the Farnborough air show.
We are standing in front of theย KF21 Forebody and the mark 18 seat.
from the Martin Baker standย at the Farnborough air show.
We are standing in front of theย KF21 Forebody and the mark 18 seat.
This is the first mark 18 seat we’ve produced thatย ย
introduces new technology for protectingย both small lightweight aircrew and veryย ย
heavyweight aircrew against theย latest physiological requirements.
The first mark 18 seat is known as the KR18a.
The first mark 18 seat is known as the KR18a.
It is installed in the Korean Airspace Industries,ย KF21 airclaft and you can see that the forebodyย ย
is a representation of theย front of the aircraft behind me.
We have a test programme, both single seatย and twin seat so there are two fore-bodies,
We have a test programme, both single seatย and twin seat so there are two fore-bodies,
one is the single seat,ย the other is the twin seat.
The single seat is the one over my shoulder.
We have carried out an extensive testย programme using light and heavyweightย ย
We have carried out an extensive testย programme using light and heavyweightย ย
mannequins across a speed range from zero knots,ย zero altitude to six hundred knots, zero altitude.
And we’ve done this bothย for the single seat and twinย
seat programme.
This was necessary to be completed beforeย the first test flight for the KF21 aircraftย ย
seat programme.
This was necessary to be completed beforeย the first test flight for the KF21 aircraftย ย
that flew in Korea only about two days ago.
Martin Baker has been supporting KAI for many years, our seats are in the KT1,ย ย
T50, F35, F5 and now the KF21 in Korea.
