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ADAM studies supersonic seat
The US Air Force has launched a fully instrumented Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM) from a multi-axis seat-ejection sled travelling at Mach 1.05 in the New Mexico desert. The objective was to test propulsion systems and stabilisation, and to determine how high-speed ejection affects aircrew, as part of the joint ...
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