Ejection seat.....

[Phantomfixer]

Picked up a F-101 ejection seat the other day...came from 58-0339 tail number.....
trying to find a way to sneak it into the house....

 

[PaulGT3]

Does it recline? put a blanket over it and your remote and wife wont even notice!!!

 

[bebel]

Fantastic and rare stuff, particulary in such good shape. Complete or would it be missing something apart from the pilot parachute?

Franck

 

[dujardin]

greattttttttttttttt

i like it
i imagine well this seat as my best seat to play with my pc or maybe watch tv

congrats

 

[dujardin]

here is one for sale on eBay Belgium

came from F-104

http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/Ejection-Se ... 35c69a2b3c


wowwwwwwwww what a price

wild hold my old chair :lol:

 

[Phantomfixer]

the seat is missing bits and pieces, but mainly all there. I am not going to mess with it too much. I added period shoulder straps and unfortunetly an incorrect lap belt. The ones on the seat were cut off so I used, OMG, old C141 jump seat belts...low speed vs high speed...
The internet shows the parachute as the BA-18...luckily....I have a BA-18 or BA-22 complete ready to go..so I will use this in the seat....I think the back spacer has to be unscrewed first before using a parachute...will learn more as I go....
My experiance is all on the Martin Baker H7 and the ACES II...

I do not know if these seat had just a cushion or a survival kit seat pack...not much info on 101 seats.

now if I can just find a F-101...???

 

[Phantomfixer]

 

[dmar836]

Very cool. It would go in the living room here! You could build a base for it.
How much does that weigh?
Dave

 

[Phantomfixer]

I bet the fool thing does not weigh more than 35-40 lbs if that! I have a flap pac manifold mount the would make a great base, just need a transistion piece....I went to the base sheet metal shop to check for any salvaged aircraft parts that I could use to "create" something...found a few panels from a TF-39 C-5 engine but nothing that would work for a seat.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

John

 

[dmar836]

Sounds like a fun project - if the Mrs. will let it in the house!
Hey, BTW, what's on the engine stand?
Dave

 

[Phantomfixer]

Dave,
it is spare L-134 go devil....from a 46 Willys. A healthy block awaiting time to rebuild. I want to gather the parts at the upcoming MVPA gathering at the Cal Ripken stadium in a few weeks.. Needs the typical internals. The only thing it really needed were two pistons, but......the wrench kept pulling things off....
John

 

[MikeyB-17]

Complete or would it be missing something apart from the pilot parachute?

The rocket motor, I hope! Cool thing, would need a beer holder somewhere though.

 

[Phantomfixer]

placed far away from the relief tube...

 

[bebel]

the seat is missing bits and pieces, but mainly all there. I am not going to mess with it too much. I added period shoulder straps and unfortunetly an incorrect lap belt. The ones on the seat were cut off so I used, OMG, old C141 jump seat belts...low speed vs high speed...
The internet shows the parachute as the BA-18...luckily....I have a BA-18 or BA-22 complete ready to go..so I will use this in the seat....I think the back spacer has to be unscrewed first before using a parachute...will learn more as I go....
My experiance is all on the Martin Baker H7 and the ACES II...

I do not know if these seat had just a cushion or a survival kit seat pack...not much info on 101 seats.

now if I can just find a F-101...???

MD-1 survival kit seat pack or so like, I guess. Is your BA-18 or 22 complete anf from this same era?

Franck

 

[Phantomfixer]

Franck,
I have a complete BA-22 , last insp was in 07, only item missing is the charge for the auto deploy mechanism, o2 bottle still carries a charge!....I have a BA-18 harness, no chute, from 66 that I think should work nice...
John
will post pics of an AF display I have going on at the Kent County Library..items from the 50s to current

 

[bebel]

Thank you, John. I'm keen to see all that.
These parachutes are very difficult to get particulary if complete and well dated circa 60s.
Franck

 

[Phantomfixer]

you can see part of the BA-22 on the DAFB display thread I will snap a few pics this weekend of the 66 dated BA-18. It is just the harness/ container. no chute/risers But I think I can get a surplus canopy from the base....I found foam does not give the right look....

 

[Phantomfixer]

Franck,

here is the complete BA-22 and the incomplete BA-18 (dated 67 not 66) the pics show the BA-18 with no hardware, I put the hardware on last nite.. I have a canopy and lines just need a set of period risers...






BA-22...

 

[Silver Surfer]

nutz, i thought you meant an erection seat, and, man, i just had to see what that is. never cease to learn.

 

[bebel]

John,
Thank you for your good photos of parachutes. BA-xx versions well dated are quite rare when complete (and even not complete!).
Franck