Egress System
T-45C TS, ADV & IUT ENG-15
i)
FORWARD - lock shoulder
harness inertia reel
ii)
AFT - unlocks shoulder harness
inertia reel
iii)
CYCLINE - releases shoulder
harness inertia reel after it has
automatically locked
LESSON NOTES
Provide examples of the controls that may be out of reach until
the shoulder harness is loosened with the shoulder harness
control lever, i.e., rudder pedal adjust knob, leg restraint plugs.
(4) Ejection handle
Sg 2, fr 16
Ejection Control Handle
(a) Location: forward center of seat
Without Safety Pin
bucket
(b) Function: initiates ejection sequence
(working in conjunction with SAFE/
ARMED handle)
i)
Dual loop, color-coded (yellow
EJECTION CONTROL HANDLE WITHOUT SAFETY PIN
and black) and secured during
ground operations by safety pin
Sg 2, fr 17
Ejection Control Handle
With Safety Pin
ii)
Requires pull force of 25 to 40
pounds to remove the ejection
handle from its housing. A
continued pull force of 30 to 60
pounds is required to initiate
ejection
iii)
3 inch pull, only last inch actuates
EJECTION CONTROL HANDLE WITH SAFETY PIN
iv)
With Aircrew Systems Change
646 (p3I modifications) the seat
firing handle is a single rubber
Page 15-18
(9-98) Change 4
Previous Page
