Mk16A
Mk.10 Seat
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The Mk.10 seat is designed in four main units, catapult, main beam structure,
seat bucket and parachute assembly. This greatly simplifies and speeds
maintenance or cockpit access. The seat bucket can be rapidly removed to
provide full access to the equipment in the cockpit without disarming or
removing the seat main structure or aircraft canopy. In a similar way the
seat can be rapidly installed or removed by assembly or disassembly of the
main units in the aircraft. As the aircraft canopy is not removed, valuable
maintenance time is saved.
The overall size footprint of the Mk.10 seat has been tailored to suit a large
number of aircraft installations. This design envelope flexibility enables the seat
to be perfectly matched to any existing or future cockpit space limitations
without adversely affecting the primary design operation of the seat.
SPECIFICATIONS Operating ceiling 50 000 ft (15,250 m)
Minimum height/speed Zero/zero in near level attitude
Crew boarding mass range 69.2 – 112.2 kg
Crew size range As defined in Survey of 2000 RAF
Aircrew 1970/1971
Maximum speed for ejection 600 KIAS
Parachute type GQ Type 1000 Mk 2
Parachute deployment Drogue assisted
Drogue parachute type 5 ft and 22 in.
Drogue deployment Drogue gun. Initiated by trip rod/Gas operated
Harness type Combined/Torso
Ejection seat operation type Ejection gun and multi-tube rocket pack
Ejection gun Single, two stage
Gun stroke length 72 in.
Ejection initiation Handle on seat pan initiates gas operated,
seat firing system
Electronic sequencer No
Barostatic time-release unit Yes + g-restrictor. Initiated by trip rod
Automatic back-up unit No
Manual override handle Yes
Timers No
Seat adjustment Up/down Actuator operated 28 Vdc
INSTALLATIONS Arm restraints Yes, variant
Leg restraints Yes, two garters
Pampa / Hawk / F-18 / Mirage / Alpha Jet / Oxygen supply Bottled emergency oxygen
Chengdu F-5 & F/T7 / Shenyang F-6 / Onboard oxygen generating system connection
J-22 / AMX / Mirage / Cheetah / Personal survival pack Yes + Automatic Deployment and
Tucano & Super Tucano (ALX) / C-101 /
Gripen / Kfir / MB-311 / MB-326 / MB-339 / Liferaft inflation
K-8 / Tornado/ Soko / S-211 / IAR-99 /AIDC Aircrew services Personal Equipment Connector
- oxygen (main, back-up, and emergency)
- mic/tel
- anti-g suit supply
Command ejection Yes
Canopy jettison No
Miniature detonating cord Yes
Interseat sequencing system Yes, through command delay breech unit
