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MK6 Ejection Seat
The Introduction of the rocket pack, enabling zero speed and zero altitude ejections.
MK6
The first Zero/Zero ejection seat
First Mk6 ejection was on 28th November 1966
Over 100 Mk6 ejection seats currently in service
Introduction of the rocket pack to the range of Mk4 and Mk5 ejection seats created the basic Mk6 and Mk7 ranges respectively. The Mk6 ejection seats have saved over 250 aircrew lives around the world and there are still over 100Mk6 seats currently in service today.
Aircraft fitted: MB-326, Etendard, Mirage, Buccaneer, Short SC1, Hunting H126, Pucara, Kfir, Cheetah, Ouragan, Balzac, Hawker Kestrel, Dornier DO31, Focke Wulf Bedstead, Fiat G-91, Aerfer Saggitario, Impala II, IAI Dagger
| Operating ceiling | 50000+ ft (15,250m) |
| Minimum height/speed | Zero/zero |
| Crew boarding mass range | RM6, Mirage – 71.7 to 103.1kg, 6BS – 72.3 to 113.4kg |
| Crew size range | RM6, Mirage – 5th to 95th percentile, 6A – 5th to 95th percentile, 6BS – 3rd to 98th percentile |
| Maximum Speed for ejection | 600+ KIAS |
| Parachute type | Irvin I 24 |
| Parachute deployment | Drogue assisted |
| Drogue parachute type | Duplex drogues 22in. and 5ft |
| Drogue deployment | Drogue gun – cartridge generated gas, initiated by 0.5 seconds clockwork time-delay, tripped during ejection sequence |
| Harness type | Combined |
| Ejection seat operation type | Ejection gun and multi-tube rocket pack |
| Ejection gun | 80 ft/sec, One primary cartridge, two secondary cartridges, 72 in. stroke |
| Ejection initiation | Face screen or seat pan firing handle |
| Barostatic time-release unit | Yes, tripped during ejection sequence, g-restrictor |
| Manual override handle | Yes |
| Guillotine | Yes |
| Timers | Time-release unit for man/seat seperation |
| Seat adjustment | Up/down, manual operation |
| Arm restraints | No |
| Leg restraints | Yes, two garters |
| Oxygen supply | Bottled oxygen |
| Personal survival pack | Yes, with liferaft |
| Aircrew services | Personal equipment connector (PEC) provides connections for main oxygen, emergency oxygen, air ventilated suit, anti-g suit and mic/tel |
| Canopy jettison | Yes, aircraft variant dependent |
