A helicopter trying to claw its way into the air from the surface of the ocean, only to be dragged under by the waves, ...

At the Holloman High-Speed Test Track, engineers push ejection seats to extraordinary limits, simulating the violent conditions a pilot faces while escaping a damaged aircraft. This rigorous research ...

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...

During the hour-long lightning delay, NFL head referee Shawn Smith addressed a PFWA pool reporter regarding the circumstances that led to Carter’s ejection. Smith said that one of the officials ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It appeared Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham had himself a sack, and a scoop-and-score against New Mexico in the third quarter of action. But not only was the Lobos' QB Jack ...

The F-35 Lightning II is among the most lethal aircraft ever created by man, a force of nature when it comes to annihilating the enemy. The fighter jet is unique in many ways, whether it's its ...

Don't bother denying it: your most secret desire is to one day be engaged in the largest air battle of all time, probably against aliens, and then right as the bad guys are about to shoot you down, ...

A passenger in an F-15D ejected on the ground this week at the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts. (Senior Airman Ivy Thomas/U.S. Air Force) An F-15D Eagle flight that was apparently intended to be a ...

Each ejection seat is calibrated for its specific aircraft and mission profile. Collectively, they offer life-saving services to pilots in all branches of the US military. The US military outfits four ...

A T-6A Texan II taxis on the runway at Sheppard Air Force Base on Jan. 10, 2019. An instructor pilot killed in a training mishap last year died after accidentally pulling the handle on his ejection ...

An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into his T-6A when his ejection seat accidentally triggered. By Nicholas ...