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The National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 2019 Spirit of Flight Award to be Presented to Martin-Baker
DAYTON, OHIO, 08/12/2019 – The Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is pleased to announce that its coveted 2019 Spirit of Flight Award will be presented to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited (MBA) during the 57th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony…
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The 70th Anniversary of MB Ejectee #1
Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the first life saved in a Martin-Baker ejection seat. It was on the 30th May 1949 that a young test pilot named Jo Lancaster sealed his fate as Ejectee #1, successfully ejecting during the test flight of an Armstrong…
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Martin-Baker Delivers 500th F-35 Ejection Seat
Martin-Baker has now supplied 500 US16E Ejection Seats to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, spread across the three production lines: to Fort Worth, to Leonardo Cameri and to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagoya. LM UK CEO, AM Peter Ruddock CB CBE (himself a…
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Martin-Baker Delivers 2000th JPATS Seat
November 2018 saw the production of the 2000th JPATS (Joint Primary Aircraft Training System) ejection seat for the highly successful Textron T-6 Texan II trainer programme. The first flight of this remarkable aircraft took place in July 1998. Now over 700 aircraft are in service…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF FORBES
To whom it may concern, In the November 26 edition of Forbes online, Loren Thompson, a contributor to Forbes and Chief Operating Officer for the non-profit Lexington Institute, wrote an uninformed OpEd titled Air Force Push for Better Pilot Protection Upsets Competitive Landscape in Ejection Seats. In it he…
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Martin-Baker, the Best Seat in the House
Recently I had the privilege of spending some time with the F-35 Martin-Baker team. Martin-Baker is the world’s most experienced manufacturer of aircraft ejection seats and related survival equipment. The corporation is the primary contractor building the F-35’s US16E ejection seat. While at their site…
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The Royal International Air Tattoo
Fairford, England – Martin-Baker showcased its wares at the Royal International Air Tattoo this weekend (July 14-16) at Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire. The company hosted a booth at Fairford and had the US16E ejection seat simulator there for all to view and try. The US16E is…
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Martin-Baker Australia and Pilatus sign MRO deal
Martin-Baker Australia and Pilatus Aircraft have today signed a Letter of Intent for Martin-Baker Australia to provide Ejection Seat Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul for the Royal Australian Air Force PC-21 aircraft. The agreement proposes a seven year firm fixed price solution with rolling Contract Change…
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Martin-Baker shows candidate ejection seat for T-X
Article by Flight Global Martin-Baker is showing its candidate ejection seat for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer for the first time at a major show, with the Mk18 design also to be the basis for offers to equip future fighters and upgrade in-service types.…
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Martin-Baker at The Paris Air Show 2017
(Paris) With the Paris Air Show in full swing, activity around the Martin-Baker booth has been heavy, with visitors ranging from military officials, pilots, politicians, media and industry leaders. Each came away impressed with the Martin-Baker brand. The booth, located in Hall 2B at stand…
Read MoreMARTIN-BAKER US16E EJECTION SEAT RESULTS VALIDATED
(Washington) The U.S. Air Force announced today that it has validated the test results for the US16E Ejection Seat for all F-35 variants and that light weight pilots are now cleared to fly. The Air Force signed the military flight release document May 2 which…
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A-29 SUPER TUCANO EJECTION OUTSIDE MOODY AFB
A two-person crew of an A-29 Super Tucano light attack/trainer aircraft ejected safely Last week in a residential area near Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The pilots successfully initiated their Martin-Baker Mk10 ejection seats and landed in a wooded, residential area according to reports. The…
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MARTIN-BAKER RECEIVES 2012 BOEING PERFORMANCE AWARD
The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognise suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Martin-Baker maintained a silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12 month performance period, from 1st October 2011 to 30th September 2012. This year The Boeing Company recognised…
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JIMMY FALLON AND THE MARTIN-BAKER EJECTION SEAT TIE CLUB
The Martin-Baker Ejection Tie Club is one of the world’s most exclusive clubs and is probably one of the least known. The only way to join is to eject from a military aircraft using a Martin-Baker seat in an emergency situation. As the biggest manufacturer…
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MARTIN-BAKER COMPLETES T-38 US16T EJECTION SEAT RETROFIT PROGRAMME
Martin-Baker has completed the US16T ejection seat retrofit programme for the US Air Force’s fleet of Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainers, with the upgrade now providing crews with a “zero-zero” escape system. Production work was performed in the UK and at the Martin-Baker America facility…
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