Martin-Baker Ejector Seat Developments

Thursday 12th January 2017

Lecture Starts at 7.30 pm
Light Refreshments served from 7.00 pm

Speaker: James Pearse, IPT Lead Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited

Location: Lecture Theatre ‘0’, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Lecture Synopsis

The lecture will begin with a brief introduction to the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited and a highlight review of earlier ejection seat developments. The lecture will then focus on the dominant challenges facing modern crew escape systems, the associated requirements, and the means by which those requirements are met by recent Martin-Baker ejection seats.