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US16E - JSF

The System Development & Demonstration (SDD) ejection seat that was selected by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a further development of the Mk.16 range that has already been successful with the Raytheon Texan II (JPATS), the Eurofighter Typhoon, the NASA T-38N and USAF T-38 upgrade programs and other numerous aircraft platforms around the world.

The US16E seat design provides an unprecedented balanced optimization between key performance parameters such as safe terrain clearance limits, physiological loading limits, pilot boarding mass and anthropometric accommodation ranges to fully meet the F-35 Escape System requirements. The US16E will be common to all F-35 aircraft variants.

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