Psst ... Want to buy an aircraft ejector seat?

An ejector seat from a French jet is among '˜boys' toys' being sold at an auction in Billingshurst this spring.
Ejector seat from a 1978 French jet SUS-170116-102549001Ejector seat from a 1978 French jet SUS-170116-102549001
Ejector seat from a 1978 French jet SUS-170116-102549001

The anodised aluminium metal and upholstered ejector seat is from a 1978 French jet and is expected to sell for between £3,000-£5,000.

It is to go under the hammer at Summers Place Auctions in Billingshurst on March 28.

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The first ejection seats were developed during World War II. Early models were powered by compressed air and the first aircraft to be fitted with such a system was in 1940.

Test pilot Helmut Schenk became the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejector seat in 1942.

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