Ejection seat manufacturer kicks blame for B-1 problems
The U.S. Air Force is still investigating what went wrong after a B-1B Lancer experienced an engine fire followed by an ejection mishap in early 2018, forcing it to request an emergency landing.
But UTC Aerospace Systems, manufacturer of the bomber's ACES II ejection seat, wants to be clear: The seat itself is not the problem.
Whether you're talking about a fighter jet or a bomber, the ejection seat is a complicated system that propels a pilot out of the aircraft in an emergency, John Fyfe, director of Air Force programs for UTC, said in a recent interview with Military.com. "There's an electronic sequencing system, especially if you have multiple seats," as in the B-1 bomber.
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