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The Martin-Baker Mk.5 is a British ejection seat designed and built by Martin-Baker. Introduced in the late 1950s, the Mk.5 has been installed in combat and training aircraft worldwide. Introduced in the late 1950s, the Mk.5 has been installed in combat and training aircraft worldwide.
The British Martin-Baker MB 5 was the ultimate development of a series of prototype fighter aircraft built during the Second World War. Neither the MB 5 nor its predecessors ever entered production , despite what test pilots described as excellent performance.
The factory for building aircraft was established in 1929 by James Martin [5] [6] and "Martin's Aircraft Works" was founded at Denham by James Martin and Captain Valentine Baker with financial help from Francis Francis. The company was building a prototype aircraft, the MB 1, using the design patents for aircraft structures held by Martin.
Martin-Baker Mk.8; Martin-Baker Mk.9; Martin-Baker Mk.10 This page was last edited on 21 May 2024, at 13:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Martin-Baker seats have been fitted into over 200 fixed-wing and rotary types with the most recent being the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme. Martin-Baker claimed in 2022 that since the first live ejection test in 1945, [3] a total of 7,674 lives have been saved by the company's ejection seats. [4]
Martin Baker added a secondary handle in the front of the seat to allow ejection even when pilots weren't able to reach upwards because of high g-force. Later (e.g. in Martin Baker's MK9) the top handle was discarded because the lower handle had proven easier to operate and the technology of helmets had advanced to also protect from the air blast.
The Mk.7 seat was developed from the earlier Mk.5 design by the addition of a rocket pack to enable zero-zero capability. [1] A large upgrade program to retrofit Mk.7 seats to all Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft in German Air Force service was initiated by Johannes Steinhoff in late 1967, this measure improved the type's safety record and several other European nations operating the ...
The Malcolm/ML ejector seat dates back to 1944 and was developed to the same requirement as the seat developed by Martin-Baker. [3] The first dummy airborne ejection was made from a modified Boulton Paul Defiant in October 1945. [4] Modified with a mechanism to jettison the canopy automatically, the seat was designated as the Mk.2. [5]