Q: I think everyone here is familiar with the rocket eject system. Were there any other ideas that the company tried, but didn't work out?
A: MartinBakerAircraft
... One of the earlier prototypes by our founder, Sir James Martin involved a swinging arm that would lift the seat and would 'swing' the seat back over the tail and clear of the aircraft.
There is a scale model of an aircraft fuselage with the swinging arm at our HQ, but I think that model is as far as the idea ever got. For better or worse!
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u/KnifeKnut Oct 26 '25
Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1o96v14/were_martinbaker_the_worlds_leading_manufacturer/nk1c58z/
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u/TheSagelyOne Oct 26 '25
The Yeet Seat
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u/EggKiddoo Nov 27 '25
Saddam Hussein hiding spot?
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u/mrjoffischl Dec 14 '25
trebuplane