Any ejection seats anywhere...?

[TheLordJohn]

Hi all.

My Dad was an armourer in the RAF a long time ago.
As well as firearms, most of his career was spent putting bombs on aircraft and ejections seats.
I have seen a few on eBay but they're always daft money.
Thought it was worth asking here - Is anyone aware of any available?

Thanks, Stuart.

[PugwasHDJ80]

Bombs on ejection seats- a novel approach

[Simpo Two]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

Bombs on ejection seats- a novel approach

Bit like a depth charge...

[red_slr]

Any military collectables have gone up a lot in price the last 3 years or so. I was looking at a Ferret Scout Car and they are £10-£15k now. (for info not too long ago you could buy a mint one for £5k and people were buying projects for a couple of grand)

[TheLordJohn]

I'm blaming quantitive easing...!

[MrOrange]

I've got a pilot seat from an F4 Phanton jet taking up space in my garage.

All I know about it is that it was fired, I think, over Lincolnshire in the early 70's and the pilot survived. I did some reading about in when I acquired it in the early 90's with the plan to turn it into a PlayStation seat - something my wife has vetoed!

[Narcisus]

I was once, many years ago, offered a fully complete Lightning seat for £50. Turned it down because I was too lazy to drive over to pick it up....

Duh !

[TheLordJohn]

MrOrange said:

I've got a pilot seat from an F4 Phanton jet taking up space in my garage.

All I know about it is that it was fired, I think, over Lincolnshire in the early 70's and the pilot survived. I did some reading about in when I acquired it in the early 90's with the plan to turn it into a PlayStation seat - something my wife has vetoed!

Stick a couple of photos up please

[CanAm]

I saw a F104 seat for sale in the Flugwerft Schleissheim Aviation Museum branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich about ten years ago. They were asking €2500 at the time.

[MrOrange]

TheLordJohn said:

Stick a couple of photos up please

It's at the back of the garage so it's a bit of work to drag it out - and the fecker weighs over a 100lbs! I'm due to tidy the garage out at some point over the winter but if you're super keen and serious I could drag my ass out of bed early on Saturday I suppose

[tuffer]

MrOrange said:

TheLordJohn said:

Stick a couple of photos up please

It's at the back of the garage so it's a bit of work to drag it out - and the fecker weighs over a 100lbs! I'm due to tidy the garage out at some point over the winter but if you're super keen and serious I could drag my ass out of bed early on Saturday I suppose

Set the alarm clock, this is PH and we need to see it. No custard required, just lots of technical shots please.

[tuffer]

£6K, go knock yourself out..... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk10A-Martin-Baker-Eject...

[Jollyclub]

Pacific Compagnie in Paris had a highly polished one in the window a while back, for EUR 25k or so.

Here you go.. That's from a Jet Provost..

http://www.pacific-compagnie.com/en/aeronautical-f...

One from an F4 should be at least EUR 50K !!

[TheLordJohn]

MrOrange said:

It's at the back of the garage so it's a bit of work to drag it out - and the fecker weighs over a 100lbs! I'm due to tidy the garage out at some point over the winter but if you're super keen and serious I could drag my ass out of bed early on Saturday I suppose

PM me what you'd like for it and condition first.
There's a very real chance I can't afford it...! Lol.

Thanks, Stuart.

[DamienB]

Realistically they go for hundreds rather than thousands, depending upon condition and completeness. Older seats are becoming very difficult to find parts for, particularly the soft furnishing aspects... anybody got a full set of safety equipment for a Martin Baker Mk.2H? No, didn't think so...

[aeropilot]

Narcisus said:

I was once, many years ago, offered a fully complete Lightning seat for £50. Turned it down because I was too lazy to drive over to pick it up....

Duh !

The boss of a firm I worked for in London a couple of years ago, had the complete MB seat from a Lightning T.4 on display next to his desk.
First day I was there, I saw it and recognised the serial number as from a T.4 and told him in the break-out area that I knew someone that had logged quite a few hours sat in that very seat back in the late 60's....he was a tad surprised that, a) I knew what it was, let alone where it had come from, and that I knew someone that had flown it!!

Geeks of the world united

[bucksmanuk]

Why not contact Martin Baker, and see if they have some old ones going spare?
I know someone who works there, one can but ask- They can only say no....

its a trip to Denham Golf Club, Denham roundabout M40

[TheLordJohn]

bucksmanuk said:

Why not contact Martin Baker, and see if they have some old ones going spare?
I know someone who works there, one can but ask- They can only say no....

its a trip to Denham Golf Club, Denham roundabout M40

Yes, good point. Could well be a good idea to send them a message.
Feel free to ask your mate please

[Dr Gitlin]

A couple of years ago I saw this one in the window of a shop in Aspen. Yours for $33,000!

http://www.danielsantiques.com/martin-patent-mk-4-...

[TheLordJohn]

To be fair, it does look the business...!