The ejector seat has been the standard escape method for military jets, but early aircraft design sometimes meant these ...

An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday at Sheppard Air ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force on Tuesday identified a training pilot who was killed by an ejection seat misfire at a Texas base. Capt. John ...

Action movies usually depict ejecting from a fighter jet as a badass way to escape certain death at the hands of an airborne enemy. Sure, "Top Gun" reminded us that ejecting can involve danger, but ...

MICHIGAN — Federal investigators are out with a preliminary report on the ejection of two men from a plane during a Michigan air show earlier this month. Neither of the two onboard the privately-owned ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South ...

Pilot dies after plane's seat ejects while on the ground An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of a training plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground ...

An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of a training plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground, Air Force officials said. The incident happened Monday ...