Hunter Ejection Seat

[Davec_24]

I'm about to order a batch of ejection seats, and want one for an Academy Hunter F.6 - can anyone tell me what mark this aircraft had? Thanks folk!

[BritJet]

I'm about to order a batch of ejection seats, and want one for an Academy Hunter F.6 - can anyone tell me what mark this aircraft had? Thanks folk!

I believe its a MB Mk2H - this site has useful info and colour detail.

Hope this helps.

Steve

[StephenMG]

That "Ejection Seat Colour" website has a number of mistakes in it so be careful.

The Hunter F.6 was originally fitted with the Mk.2H seat, although later aircraft and many of the license-built and export machines were fitted with the Mk.3H (basically the same seat but without the thigh guards and with a repositioned oxy bottle).

See here for piccies.

Cheers,

Mark

[Davec_24]

That's great, thanks guys - Mk. 2Hs it is then. Thanks for the pictures, they're sure to come in handy.

[Edgar]

Whichever Mark, the seat was, the overhead pull-handle was red.

Edgar

[StephenMG]

Whichever Mark, the seat was, the overhead pull-handle was red.

Edgar

Not necessarily. The F.6 straddled the changeover from the early red handles to the yellow/black striped versions. This changeover started around 1960 and by the mid-60s all seats had been retro-fitted with striped handles.

It's another grey area I'm afraid so it really depends on what time period you are modelling. It's also worth mentioning that there were at least 6 different types of upper ejection handles/face screens fitted to Hunters over the years - early single loop handles in red, double loop handles in red or black/yellow plus numerous mods to account for the later hood jettison mechanism etc., etc..