Ejection Seats / G-Seats
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EDM are preferred suppliers for replica ejection seats used in training environments. Working under licence from Martin Baker Aircraft Company Ltd. EDM's significant experience in this product is the intimate knowledge of ejection seats and canopy ejection systems.
The seats can be manufactured to various levels of functionality and fidelity, from full fidelity maintenance trainers to partially functional seats for simulators. EDM flight simulator and G cueing ejection seats and systems are designed to be retro fitted into existing flight simulators.
G-Cueing Ejection Seats
These seats provide an enhanced training capability over the standard flight simulator seat.
The seat contains a number of dynamic modules that give the pilot real time motion cues such as :
- Seat pan cushion heave motion
- Seat pan cushion roll motion
- Shoulder strap/thigh strap tension
- Back pad sway motion
- Back pad surge motion
- Seat height motion
EDM have produced numerous variants of simulated ejection seats and G-seats for various customers. These seats include:
- Mk 10A (Tornado)
- Mk 10LH (Hawk) Australia /India/Bahrain
- Mk 10B
- Mk 16A (EF Typhoon)
- Mk 16B
- Mk 16LH (PC-9)
- Mk 16LA
- Mk T16LF
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Hawk Mk128 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT)
| Customer | MOD- ASCENT – CAE – UK MFTS |
| Location | RAF Valley, UK |
| Contract date | 2008 |
| Program Duration | 20 months |
| Scope of work | Design, development, manufacture, install and commission |
| Technical Scope | Electrical, mechanical, systems and I/O |
| Training Scope | Full Mission Simulator |
| Installation & Commission | Integration of visuals, flight model and installation at RAF Valley |
| Support | Through life support |
Project Profile
As part of the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, the RAF required full mission simulators for the latest Hawk Mk.128 AJT.
EDM designed, developed and supplied the cockpit environment hardware and equipment for two Hawk Mk128 AJT full mission simulators developed by CAE for Lockheed Martin.
The full mission simulator is a high end training device which provides simulation of the Hawk Mk128 through the use of a three dimensional cockpit, computer equipment, simulation software and an audio system.
The cockpits were integrated with a full visual and flight model system during installation at the training facility based at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales.
The cockpit environment trainer consists of a cockpit fuselage and canopy on a fixed base structure, cockpit console with primary flight controls (excluding load units), secondary flight controls (including load units) and associated electrical equipment.
EDM also supplied a G-seat system within a replica Martin Baker Mk10LH seat to simulate the look and feel of the Mk.GB10 LH seat which is fitted in the Hawk Mk128. The EDM G-seat system simulates the effects of G-force within the flight simulator using a set of actuators to provide tactile cues to the trainee pilot. The G-seat also included a pressurised breathing air system.
MK16A Training Ejection Seats with Motion Cue System
| Customer | Thales |
| Location | Europe |
| Contract date | 2002 |
| Program Duration | 2 years |
| Scope of work | Design, development, manufacture, integration and test |
| Technical Scope | Mechanical structures, systems, control and integration |
| Training Scope | Air crew flight simulation training |
| Installation & Commission | Transportation and installation |
| Support | 3 year support plan |
Project Profile
The fifteen facsimile training seats were fully engineered and manufactured by EDM, as high fidelity replicas of the aircraft seat.
The seats were engineered to fit into a fixed base simulator and equipped with dynamic motion actuation. The ejection G-seat is used in a simulator-training environment and has four moving actuators simulating heave, sway, surge, buffet and seat height adjust. These are combined with a shoulder strap and lap belt tensioning system. All elements are driven by high response brushless DC electric motors with built in ball screws. The cueing system is designed to provide motion cues in three translational axes.
EDM acted as the prime contractor on this program and full ILS documentation was provided.
Mk T 16LF Ejection Seats and Maintenance Trainer
| Customer | Havalsan |
| Location | Turkey |
| Contract date | 2010 |
| Program Duration | 18 months |
| Scope of work | 8 simulated seats/1 maintenance training seat |
| Technical Scope | Mechanical structures, systems, control and integration |
| Training Scope | Air crew and ground crew training |
| Installation & Commission | Transportation and installation |
Project Profile
The facsimile training seats are fully engineered high fidelity replicas of the Martin Baker MK T-16LF ejection seat for the Turkish Airforce KT-1T aircraft.
EDM were contracted by Havalsan to design and manufacture eight replica simulated ejection seats utilising original ejection seat data under licence from Martin Baker, to be installed into a fixed base simulator.
The seats are dimensionally representative of the actual ejection seat and are designed to withstand the rigours of daily use including cockpit entry, strap-in/out and cockpit egress. And also include handles and switches such as ejection handle, safe-armed handle, manual separation handle, survival kit deployment switch, leg restraint release lever and the emergency oxygen handle.
The seats are equipped with a simulated shoulder harness power retraction unit (HPRU), a representative personal survival pack (PSP) and a representative seat oxygen bottle.
The customer provided the harness and leg restraints which were modified to interface with the simulated seat without detriment to the training fidelity.
In addition the project included the design and manufacture of a replica simulated ejection seat for maintenance personnel training. The maintenance seat is similar to the simulator seats but has additional functionality appropriate to performing maintenance training tasks.
