[Farnborough International Airshow FIA 2022] Martin Baker - Mk.18 Ejector Seat

Hi, my name is Steve Roberts and I am reporting  
from the Martin Baker stand  at the Farnborough air show.
We are standing in front of the  KF21 Forebody and the mark 18 seat.

This is the first mark 18 seat we’ve produced that  

introduces new technology for protecting  both small lightweight aircrew and very  

heavyweight aircrew against the  latest physiological requirements.
The first mark 18 seat is known as the KR18a.

It is installed in the Korean Airspace Industries,  KF21 airclaft and you can see that the forebody  

is a representation of the  front of the aircraft behind me.
We have a test programme, both single seat  and twin seat so there are two fore-bodies,

one is the single seat,  the other is the twin seat.

The single seat is the one over my shoulder.
We have carried out an extensive test  programme using light and heavyweight  

mannequins across a speed range from zero knots,  zero altitude to six hundred knots, zero altitude.

And we’ve done this both  for the single seat and twin 
seat programme.
This was necessary to be completed before  the first test flight for the KF21 aircraft  

that flew in Korea only about two days ago.

Martin Baker has been supporting KAI for many years, our seats are in the KT1,  

T50, F35, F5 and now the KF21 in Korea.