- Face screen seat firing handle pulled
- Two ejection gun cartridges fire, seat moves up guide rails
- Static line fires drogue gun after seat has risen by 24 ft
- 2 ft dia drogue stabilises and slows seat
- After a delay, controlled by hydraulic release, the pull of the drogue is transferred from the seat to a 24 ft supply dropping parachute attached to the seat
- Parachute develops and supports seat and aircrew
- Aircrew unfastens seat harness and pushes clear of seat
- Aircrew pulls ripcord on personal parachute
- Aircrew and seat descend, each on their own parachute
The first live ejection was made on 24th July 1946. Mr Bernard Lynch ejected himself from the rear cockpit of a specially modified Meteor 3 at 320 mph IAS at 8000 ft. The whole system worked successfully. Mr. Lynch made a perfect landing and subsequently made a further 30 ejections.