How to Use ejection seat in a Sentence

ejection seat

noun
  • One of those—the handle for the ejection seat—sits by your left hand.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
  • His chute formed a shroud around his body, and his ejection seat sat some 50 yards above him on the hillside.
    — Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Then there is the complex egress and ejection seat processes and equipment.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Today, ejection seats have about a greater than 90 percent success rate.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
  • The watches are even tested on real ejection seats as they are being tested.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Ospreys do not have ejection seats or parachutes, which would help the crew evacuate in the case of an emergency.
    — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • Inside a giant steel ring hung a padded chair that reminded Delahunt of an ejection seat.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Others get one for being fired out of a plane via a Martin-Baker ejection seat.
    — Fortune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Tests show the Red Hawk’s ejection seat handling crash test dummies lower in the weight range roughly.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
  • The pilot, unsure whether the ejection seat system had suffered damage, elected to belly land the plane.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Other equipment, including an ejection seat powered by a light infantry mortar, were left in place.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
  • In newer two-seat jets, the ejection seats are synchronized so activating one triggers the other.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Right around this time, the pilot also separates from the ejection seat, detaching from their seat belt and other harnesses.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Being sealed up in a full pressure suit and strapped into an ejection seat for 11 hours is definitely not for everyone.
    — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2019
  • But pilot visibility reportedly was poor and the ejection seat wrapped around the pilot's head.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Columbia was equipped with ejection seats for its initial test flights, but escaping from an out-of-control shuttle was problematic at best.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2018
  • The cockpit of the aircraft reportedly had poor visibility, with an ejection seat which wrapped around the pilot's head.
    — Madeline Beck, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Filer was still trying to resolve the problem and maneuver the airplane toward a runway, but his ejection seat fired and he was launched out of the aircraft, the report said.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Unlike the shuttle Columbia during its first flights, Challenger had no ejection seats or any other way for the crew to get out of the spacecraft.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Images of aircraft debris and a pilot's empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • After all, this is the brand that builds watches for those who ejected and survived a plane incident using a Martin Baker ejection seat.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 14 May 2024
  • The long hose at the front of the mask (think elephant trunk) connects to an oxygen regulator, which is linked to both the in-aircraft oxygen equipment and a small emergency oxygen bottle located in the ejection seat.
    — Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Methods included being rotated underwater in an ejection seat and being dragged across the pool attached to a parachute, from which students had to disentangle themselves.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 17 May 2022
  • Earlier this year, an investigation was launched into the military's F-35 fleet over a possible defective part in the jet's ejection seat.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • From a troublesome helmet mounted cueing system to inadequate ejection seats and logistics software, the F-35 has continued to face challenges.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018
  • That includes the detection and control systems, the rocket motor (similar to those used in military aircraft ejection seats), the solid fuel supply, and the dense mass that provides the kinetic energy that turns a hit into a kill.
    — Eric Adams, WIRED, 5 May 2018
  • The life-support system, instrumentation, and ejection seat were also located in the cabin, according to NASA.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022
  • It was designed to be the ultimate modern pilot’s watch, with a precise Roto-click timing ring, anti-magnetic movement protection and an anti-shock system tested on test dummies in actual ejection seats.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The competition may expand to include a variety of other military aircraft, marking a significant step in the development of advanced ejection seat technology.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024

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