Jet Ejector Seat Machine (1951)

Williams Air Force base, Chandler, Arizona. American commentary. The ejection of the seat is produced by the powder charge in a 37 mm shell, which the pilot himself sets off. MS. Man being strapped to ejector seat MS. Man setting powder charge. MS. Pilot’s hand on ejector button. MS. Ejector charge is fired, and seated pilot ’ejected’ up ramp. MS. Officers watching. MS. Pilot coming down ramp. MS. (Elevated) Pilot ’ejected’. (Comb F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. A