ACES II
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ACES II is an ejection seat system manufactured by the Goodrich Corporation
. ACES is an acronym for Advanced Concept Ejection Seat. It is used in the A-10, F-15, F-16, F-117A, B-1B, and B-2 aircraft.
The seat is considered third generation and includes advanced features. For example, it senses the conditions of the ejection and selects the appropriate drogue and main parachute deployment to minimize the forces on the occupant.
The A-10 uses connected firing handles that activate both the canopy jettison systems, followed by the seat ejection. The F-15 has the same connected system as the A-10 seat. Both handles accomplish the same task, so pulling either one suffices. The F-16 has only one handle located between the pilot's knees, since the cockpit is too narrow for side-mounted handles.
The minimal ejection altitude for ACES II seat in inverted flight is about 140 feet (42.7 m) above ground level at 150 KIAS.
Goodrich Corporation
The Goodrich Corporation , formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company, is an American aerospace manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F...
. ACES is an acronym for Advanced Concept Ejection Seat. It is used in the A-10, F-15, F-16, F-117A, B-1B, and B-2 aircraft.
The seat is considered third generation and includes advanced features. For example, it senses the conditions of the ejection and selects the appropriate drogue and main parachute deployment to minimize the forces on the occupant.
The A-10 uses connected firing handles that activate both the canopy jettison systems, followed by the seat ejection. The F-15 has the same connected system as the A-10 seat. Both handles accomplish the same task, so pulling either one suffices. The F-16 has only one handle located between the pilot's knees, since the cockpit is too narrow for side-mounted handles.
The minimal ejection altitude for ACES II seat in inverted flight is about 140 feet (42.7 m) above ground level at 150 KIAS.