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Old 16th Dec 2022, 08:02
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The Martin-Baker Mk16-US16E ejection seat as fitted to the F-35B does indeed have an active automatic ejection system which fires the seat when certain criteria are sensed. These are low speed, low altitude and adverse pitch rate.

The same seat fitted to the F-35A and F-35C does not have this system.
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