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8033504 System, method and apparatus for windblast reduction during release or ejection from aircraft  
The invention reduces the impact of flowfield forces on objects launched from high speed aircraft during flight. For example, the invention provides a solution for overcoming ejection windblast...
7878452 Aircraft ejection seat with moveable headrest  
An ejection seat includes a headrest that, upon initiation of the ejection seat, moves forward to support the pilot's head in a tilted-forward position. By holding the crewmember's head in a...
7578472 Aircraft ejection seat system  
An ejection seat having pitch, roll, and yaw control provided by three separate rocket motors where each rocket motor has a fixed nozzle and the entire rocket motor is rotated about a single axis...
7500639 Aircraft ejection seat with adjustable headrest  
An aircraft ejection seat includes a frame and a headrest. The vertical position of the seat is adjusted by a pair of motor driven lead screws that cooperate with threaded barrel nuts attached to...
6896224 Apparatus and method for mitigating toe strike in aircraft  
A method for mitigating toe strike in a cockpit of an aircraft includes providing an airbag module attached to an instrument console located in the cockpit of the aircraft; releasing an airbag from...
6845947 Aircraft canopy jettison apparatus with airbag  
A method of removing a canopy from a cockpit of an aircraft comprising providing an airbag in the cockpit adjacent the canopy; inflating the airbag; and as the airbag inflates, applying a force to...
6830216 Method for retrofitting an inertia reel access door to an ejection seat  
A method and kit for retrofitting an inertia reel door onto the seat back of a pre-constructed ejection seat. The method includes removing existing rivets from the seat back exposing rivet holes....
6752355 Method and system for emergency escape from an aircraft  
A method and system for ejection operation in an aircraft are provided. The system allows selection of one of two modes of ejection: ejecting through the canopy; and jettisoning the canopy before...
6299103 Adjustable emergency ejection seat  
An emergency ejection seat adjustable along two independent axes: vertical adjustment (up and down) and horizontal adjustment (fore and aft). The ejection seat adjusts to accommodate all aircrew...
6276637 Method for rescuing persons in an air emergency by means of an ejection seat  
For improving a method for rescuing a person sitting in an ejection seat that has ejected from an aircraft in an emergency, wherein depending on data collected by measuring apparatus arranged on...
6129313 System for damping and distributing the stress exerted on the human body during an emergency ejection procedure by means of an ejector seat  
A device for protection of a spinal column of a pilot during an ejection shock comprises an ejectable seat with a seat back having tensioners integrated therein, a rigid framework and a buttock...
6114976 Vehicle emergency warning and control system  
An automatic vehicle warning and control program is provided for determining if safety enhancing actions are appropriate. The on-line determination of an action that results in a preferred outcome...
5573205 Pull cord tension transmitting device using dual rack-pinion  
A first rack is maintained in spatial relationship from a pinion so that the rack may be moved vertically with a pilot's seat, thereby accommodating height adjustments. An actuating handle is...
5427331 Rapid deflation system for pneumatic seat cushion  
Seat structure is provided for supporting a person. An inflatable cushion is coupled to the seat structure in a position for bearing at least a part of the force exerted by the person when...
5379675 Indicator for an ejection seat firing mechanism  
An ejection seat firing mechanism has a primary cartridge and a firing pin within a housing. A firing head is outside the housing coaxial with the primary cartridge and the firing pin, and a nut...
5303881 Fore and aft articulation adjustment of pilot ejection seat  
Threaded shafts engage threaded fittings at the top and bottom of a pilot's ejection seat. A motorized gear train selectively rotates the threaded shafts so as to adjust the fore-aft position of a...
5297761 Multi-axis g-compensating escape cockpit capsule  
An improved cockpit area for manned atmospheric or space vehicles includes a generally spherical, multi-axis G-compensating cockpit capsule which houses the crewmen, together with the appropriate...
5272422 Head equipment with articulated arm  
A head equipment comprises a component such as a helmet connectable to the head of a wearer and movable by the wearer in a limited field, with at least five degrees of freedom. It comprises an arm...
5133515 Pitch stabilization system for an ejection seat  
A pitch stabilization system for an ejection seat includes a gyroscope rotor assembly having a pinion gear attached to two rotor wheels. The rotor assembly is mounted with a geometry to precess in...
5067671 Anti tip-off ejection rails  
Ejection seat rails that guide an ejection seat out of a vehicle, wherein the seat has rollers that travel along the rails. The rails are constructed such that the rollers simultaneously disengage...
5064146 Pivoting seat for fighter aircraft  
A high-performance aircraft seat is disclosed that automatically reacts to ecline the pilot as the aircraft experience higher G's in the vertical direction, or along the pilot's Z-axis. The seat,...
4901951 Yaw fin deployment apparatus for ejection seat  
A yaw fin deployment apparatus provides a continuous depolyment force to fin during the entire range of deployment. A shaft, a movable sleeve bearing for riding along the shaft, a strut connected...
4877202 Pronated escape system for fighter aircraft  
An improved aircraft ejection seat system is described which embodies a forward leaning position for an occupant of the aircraft providing enhanced acceleration tolerance for an occupant during...
4813634 Flying emergency ejection seat  
A flying emergency ejection seat for endangered airman to escape from distressed aircraft and to fly cross country in the seat to sanctuary of a more favorable environment for recovery having the...
4792903 Microprocessor controlled post ejection sequencer  
A self contained, self powered microprocessor controlled aircraft ejection seat escape parachute deployment sequencer which can handle problems caused by high altitudes into the stratosphere and by...
4787576 Automatic multi-position G-protective ejection seat assembly  
A G-protective ejection seat assembly for an occupant of the cockpit of an aircraft. The assembly includes a cradle having a rigid, non-articulated upper portion and a rigid lower portion pivotally...
4749153 Ejection seat stabilizing apparatus and method  
Inner catapult tubes (8) of aircraft (2) are pivotably mounted on the upper rear portion of ejection seat (12). When they separate from outer catapult tubes (4), tubes (8) pivot upwardly and...
4711411 Aircrew headgear ejection means  
An apparatus for ejecting an aircrewmans helmet-mounted electro-optical equipment from an aircraft cockpit comprising an arm having a first end pivotally mounted at a position behind an aircrewmans...
4673147 Programmable ejection seat system  
A programmable crewmember emergency ejection system is disclosed which will eject the crewmember expeditiously from a disabled aircraft, while at the same time assuring that the crewmember will not...
4667902 Passive arm retention curtain  
A pilot arm retention system for an aircraft ejection seat which includes ertia reels and a parachute is comprised of a pair of nets connected between respective sides of the seat and a pair of...
4667901 Apparatus for adjustably mounting an ejection seat in an aircraft  
Apparatus for adjustably mounting an ejection seat (16) in an aircraft in which outer catapult cylinders (58, 60) support inner catapult cylinders (62, 64) and supply force to the inner cylinders...
4667903 Ejection seat having roll thrusters with propellant chambers in the inner catapult tubes  
An ejection seat (10) having roll thrusters (38, 40, 112, 114) and propellant chambers in the inner catapult tubes (44, 46, 124, 126). The roll thrusters (38, 40, 112, 114) are adapted to roll the...
4655417 Molded ejection seat having an integrated rocket motor assembly  
A substantially one piece molded shell ejection seat (10) having a rocket motor propulsion system (74), the propulsion system (74) being adapted to be integrated into the molded seat (10) during...
4645147 Ingress and egress system for an aircraft  
The invention is a system for ingressing and egressing a crew member from the flight station of an aircraft. A passageway is provided having a first end coupled to the flight station and a second...
4619255 Oxygen supply system  
An emergency oxygen system for use on aircraft in conjunction with an on-board primary oxygen supply system is designed to supply oxygen to aircraft personnel in the event that the on-board oxygen...
4613101 Apparatus for repositioning aircraft ejection seat during the ejection sequence and method  
Apparatus and method for repositioning an aircraft ejection seat (10) during an ejection sequence from a semi-reclined position (FIG. 1) to a more upright position (FIG. 2) for safer ejection. The...
4480806 Ejection seat stabilization apparatus  
An ejection seat is provided with fins on opposite sides which are normally stored along the seat side rails and are deployed immediately after ejection to yaw-stabilize the seat as it is slowed by...
4470565 Yaw stabilization for aircraft ejection seats  
An aircraft ejection seat is provided with deployable fins for stabilizing aw rotation. The fins are normally stowed along the sides of the ejection seat. During ejection, the fins are deployed aft...
4462562 Self-deploying afterbody apparatus for an ejection seat  
A self-deploying afterbody apparatus for an ejection seat of an aircraft includes a cover plate, a plurality of arcuate-shaped stiffeners and a fabric skin of material. The cover plate is pivotally...
4448374 Deployment sequencer  
A parachute deployment sequencer includes two sequencer systems in electromagnetic shielding housings. Each housing contains two bellows connected to pitot tubes, a third bellows for measuring...
4319723 Stabilizer for an ejection seat  
A yaw stabilization system for an aircraft ejection seat having a vane for sensing the angular offset of the yaw air flow velocity vector and for extending paddles into the air stream in response...
4303212 Vertical seeking aircrew escape system  
An aircraft ejection seat which seeks the upward vertical direction to ene safe ejection from inverted aircraft at low altitude. An attitude control processor processes signals from three-axis...
4290568 Aircraft ejection seat safetying device  
The device retains the ejection seat arm/dearm lever in safe position to allow the seat to be tilted safely for required maintenance and repair work. A bolt positioned through a clearance hole in...
4261535 Streamline afterbody for an ejection seat  
The ejection seat on a high performance aircraft is provided with a plurality of inflatable air bags on the back of the seat. The air bags are generally elliptical in cross-section and arranged one...
4218035 Semi-supine aircrew ejection seat  
A reclining or semi-supine aircrew ejection seat is provided with an ejection gun that is in the usual upwardly extending and rearwardly inclined attitude, and the seat is attached to the portion...
4216928 Microwave radiometric attitude reference system  
An attitude reference system which uses microwave radiometry to sense the orientation of a vehicle. A fundamental fact of microwave radiometry is that more natural energy emanates from the earth...
4007895 Inertial escape system  
A system for ejection of a crew member from an aircraft is disclosed. In one embodiment a mass is fired from a mortar or similar ejection device and the mass has attached to it a pendant which is...
4004488 Dual-motion firing device  
A dual-motion firing device having both its firing and its arming mechani internal to its tubular housing. A tubular sear is enclosed by the housing and, in turn, encloses an arming rod, both sear...
3981465 Supinating seat and control display for aircraft cockpits  
A supinating seat for aircraft cockpit which is articulated to improve pilot physiological and cognitive capability in high acceleration maneuvers of the aircraft, and which seat does not interfere...
3966146 Air bladder seat cushion for high acceleration cockpit  
A high acceleration cockpit-ejection seat having an air bladder-liner element acting as a cushion/pad and inflatable to effectively provide a significant backward tilt to, and thus greatly increase...
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