MK6 Ejection Seat

Introduction of the rocket pack to the range of Mk4 and Mk5 ejection seats created the basic Mk6 and Mk7 ranges respectively. The Mk6 ejection seats have saved over 256 aircrew lives around the world and there are still over 250 Mk6 seats currently in service today.

• Operating Ceiling: 50000+ ft (15,250m)
• Minimum height/Speed: Zero/zero
• Crew boarding mass range: RM6, Mirage – 71.7 to 103.1kg, 6BS – 72.3 to 113.4kg
• Crew size range: RM6, Mirage – 5th to 95th percentile, 6A – 5th to 95th percentile, 6BS – 3rd to 98th percentile
• Maximum Speed for ejection: 600+ KIAS
• Parachute type: Irvin I 24
• Parachute deployment: Drogue assisted
• Drogue parachute type: Duplex drogues 22in. and 5ft
• Drogue deployment: Drogue gun – cartridge generated gas, initiated by 0.5 seconds clockwork time-delay, tripped during ejection sequence
• Harness type: Combined
• Ejection seat operation type: Ejection gun and multi-tube rocket pack
• Ejection gun: 80 ft/sec, One primary cartridge, two secondary cartridges, 72 in. stroke
• Ejection initiation: Face screen or seat pan firing handle
• Barostatic time-release unit: Yes, tripped during ejection sequence, g-restrictor
• Manual override handle: Yes
• Guillotine: Yes
• Timers: Time-release unit for man/seat separation
• Seat adjustment: Up/down, manual operation
• Arm restraints: No
• Leg restraints: Yes, two garters
• Oxygen supply: Bottled oxygen
• Personal survival pack: Yes, with liferaft
• Aircrew services: Personal equipment connector (PEC) provides connections for main oxygen, emergency oxygen, air ventilated suit, anti-g suit and mic/tel
• Canopy jettison: Yes, aircraft variant dependent

Fitted in:

Cheetah

Pucara

KFIR