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F-4 Phantom II Martin-Baker Mk. H-7 Ejection Seat. The Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd (MBA) Mk. H-7 seat is one of the most manufactured ejection seats in the world with some 11000 manufactured or modified to the Mk. H-7 standard from the earlier Mk. H-5 seat.
- USN/USMC F-4 Phantom II Martin-Baker Mk. H-7 Ejection Seat
This seat mounted initiator sends hot gas into the aircraft...
- USN/USMC F-4 Phantom II Martin-Baker Mk. H-7 Ejection Seat
The Mk7 ejection seat is still in service today in the F-4 Phantom. The seat is operated by the following countries: Greece, South Korea and Turkey. To date, there have been over 1,900 lives saved using the Mk7 seat.
This seat mounted initiator sends hot gas into the aircraft mounted canopy jettison system. This system electronically unlocks the canopies and used compressed gas to jettison them. The interdictor block is the unit at the back right side of the torque tube.
The ejection seat is an automatic device that primarily regulates the opening of the personnel parachute at a predetermined altitude or, if below that altitude, after a specified time period. Operation of the ejection seat is divided into two phases: primary and secondary operation.
Here is some pertinent information about the MK-H7 ejection seat taken from the F-4 owner’s manual aka the TO-1F-4E-1: The MK-H7 ejection seat system can provide the crew with a safe and efficient escape from the aircraft.
6 gru 2020 · It’s difficult to overstate the violence of ejecting at a speed of 500 knots. When you pull the handle in an F4, the ejection seat propels you at 14-15 G’s into the wind stream. At 500 knots (approximately 600 mph), Ensch and Doyle were subjected extreme windblast and rapid deceleration.
A stunningly detailed, highly polished ejection seat with bespoke leather headrest and seat. The height of the seat is electronically adjustable via a switch cleverly hidden with the seats switches.
