Mk.1 to Mk.9
            pre-Mk. 1
            Mk. 1
            Mk. 2
            Mk. 3
            Mk. 4
            Mk. 5
            Mk. 6
            Mk. 7
            Mk. 8
            Mk. 9
      Mk.10
      Mk.11
      Mk.12
      Mk.14
      Mk.15
      Mk.16 high-speed
      Mk.16 low-speed
      RetroFit / Upgrades
Overview
 
 
Specifications
 
Specifications
Pre Mk 1 (Typical)
 
 
Operating ceiling
Unknown
Minimum height/speed
Unknown
Crew boarding mass range
70.4 to 101.7 kg
Crew size range
5th to 95th percentile
Maximum Speed for ejection
Not known
Parachute type
Irvin I 24
Parachute deployment
Ripcord operated
Seat recovery parachute
24 ft supply dropping
Drogue parachute type
24 in.
Drogue deployment
Drogue gun. Initiated by static line
Harness type
Separate parachute, seat harness
Ejection seat operation type
Ejection gun
Ejection gun
Two cartridge, 60 ft/sec
Ejection initiation
Face screen firing
Barostatic time-release unit
No
Manual override handle
No
Timers
Time delay before seat recovery
 
parachute deployment
Seat adjustment
Up/down
Arm restraints
No
Leg restraints
Integral thigh guards and foot rests
Oxygen supply
Not known
Personal survival pack
Not known
Aircrew services
No
Command ejection
No
Canopy jettison
No
Miniature detonating cord
No
 
How it works

Face screen seat firing handle pulled
Two ejection gun cartridges fire, seat moves up guide rails
Static line fires drogue gun after seat has risen by 24 ft
2 ft dia drogue stabilises and slows seat
After a delay, controlled by hydraulic release, the pull of the drogue is transferred from the seat to
  a 24 ft supply dropping parachute attached to the seat
Parachute develops and supports seat and aircrew
Aircrew unfastens seat harness and pushes clear of seat
Aircrew pulls ripcord on personal parachute
Aircrew and seat descend, each on their own parachute

The first live ejection was made on 24th July 1946. Mr Bernard Lynch ejected himself from the rear cockpit of a specially modified Meteor 3 at 320 mph IAS at 8000 ft. The whole system worked successfully. Mr. Lynch made a perfect landing and subsequently made a further 30 ejections.
 
Variants
 
No variants available
Pre-Mk. 1

                      Pre-Mk 1
Contact EThomas@martin-baker.co.uk