Vicarage Vee Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Does anyone have any confirmation as to the mark of ejector seats fitted to XW560 and XW563? I haven’t been able to trace any definitive answer or a decent picture in any of my references. Production aircraft had the MB Mk9 of course, but some pictures appear to show what could be a firing handle by the headbox. Was this some type of ‘early’ Mk9 or did they carry Mk4s like the French ones? Many thanks for any assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Vicarage Vee said: Does anyone have any confirmation as to the mark of ejector seats fitted to XW560 and XW563? I haven’t been able to trace any definitive answer or a decent picture in any of my references. Production aircraft had the MB Mk9 of course, but some pictures appear to show what could be a firing handle by the headbox. Was this some type of ‘early’ Mk9 or did they carry Mk4s like the French ones? Many thanks for any assistance. Do these help? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Thank you John that certainly is very helpful, they definitely look more Mk4 than Mk9. It seems that at least XW563 later had a Mk9 in the Jaguar International guise, but I’m looking at their early years (for the Frog kit). Many thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Researched the same subject a few years ago for a magazine article and consulted British Aerospace Heritage about the seat and although nobody could recall with great certainty the same conclusion about XW560 and the Mk.4 was reached on the basis of the headbox shape and firing handle using photos in an issue of Flying Review International from the time of the roll-out and first flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Brilliant, thank you Des, I doubt that I could research it any more thoroughly than that! Mk 4 it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Not that it's needed, but another photo, not sure which of the two this is, John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thanks John. That is also useful. I’ll make a fool of myself publicly and postulate that it is XW560 because of the cannon ports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagRigger Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Somewhere in the past I did read they were 4's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Nostalgia time. Didn't the Jag look great with 'proper' red white and blue roundels. I read a long time ago they had Mk 4 seats too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 11 hours ago, perdu said: Didn't the Jag look great with 'proper' red white and blue roundels. If I may be indulged, the Jag just looked great. Still miss them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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