Escape Types
There are two ways to do this:
- Ejecting individual crew capsules (one for each pilot/crew member) or "capsule ejection"
- Ejecting the entire crew cabin, or "cabin ejection"
Some examples of U.S. Military aircraft that have escape crew capsules comprise:
- The B-58 Hustler and XB-70 Valkyrie had individual encapsulated seats. A cabin ejection for the XB-70 Valkyrie was also tested. The B-58's capsule had control stick, a bottle of oxygen, and a drogue chute.
- The F-111 used cabin ejection where both side-by-side seats were in a single 3000 lb (1360 kg) capsule.
- Three of the four B-1A prototypes also used cabin ejection. They had a single capsule "roughly the size of a mini-van" for all four crew members.
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