Simula, Inc.

William Barry Shope

Gary F Bradley

James W Duncan

An emergency ejection seat adjustable along two independent axes: vertical adjustment (up and down) and horizontal adjustment (fore and aft). The ejection seat adjusts to accommodate all aircrew sizes, sitting shoulder heights, buttock-knee lengths, and functional limb reaches and is constructed of modular components which are easily removed and replaced. The ejection seat comprises a seat bucket structure, a seat insert, a linkage assembly and equipment bays. The linkage assembly interfaces between the ejection seat bucket structure and seat insert to allow both vertical and horizontal adjustment.

Adjustable emergency ejection seat

A safety and life-preserving flotation collar intended for use by aircraft and shipboard personnel in an emergency that leaves the personnel in the water. The flotation collar has a fabric shell housing two automatically inflatable, independent, and symmetric flotation cells; two oral inflators and mechanical inflators mounted on the fabric shell; and a face shield stowed in the fabric shell. The flotation collar may be worn with an auxiliary belt or with a survival vest.

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Arden, NC, United States of America

William Barry Shope