A Navy jet that crashed within striking distance of homes in February climbed to about 8,000 feet in the air with no one on board after its pilots ejected, Team 10 has learned.

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...

A U.S. Navy stealth fighter pilot was forced to eject from a $100 million F-35C Lightning II jet moments before the plane slammed into a California cotton field, say officials. Plumes of black smoke ...

At Mach 3 – three times the speed of sound – an SR-71 pilot would be pushing close to the aircraft’s top speed, but the plane would normally have been able to fly at those speeds for more than an hour ...

Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Neither suffered significant injuries but both were taken to a local ...

A passenger believed to be conducting a familiarisation flight with the US Air National Guard accidentally ejected from a Boeing F-15D fighter jet while taxiing. Video circulating on social media ...

During the Cold War, the US Air Force needed to test ejection seats at extreme speeds. Instead of using a human, they used a bear. This video explains why and what happened next.