Automatic multi-position G-protective ejection seat assembly

A G-protective ejection seat assembly for an occupant of the cockpit of an aircraft, comprising:

• a non-articulated, rigid ejection seat cradle, said cradle having control support means for supporting hand flight controls of the aircraft for movement with said cradle;
• means attachable to the aircraft for supporting said cradle for selective angular movement within the cockpit between an upright position and a reclined position, said cradle being selectively positionable during use in said upright and reclined positions;
• a separable, non-articulated ejection seat releasably carried by and substantially stationary with respect to said cradle during non-ejection use, said seat being moveable with said cradle as said cradle moves between said upright and reclined positions, said seat supporting the occupant in a normally upright position when said cradle is in said upright position and in a supine position when said cradle is in said reclined position, said ejection seat being movable upon ejection independent of said cradle and the hand flight controls supported by said cradle, said ejection seat including propulsion means for separating said ejection seat from said cradle and propelling said seat with the occupant therein free of the cockpit during ejection with said cradle and the hand controls remaining in place within the aircraft;
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• power means for selectively angularly moving said cradle between said upright and reclined positions.

A G-protective ejection seat assembly for an occupant of an aircraft comprising:

• an ejection seat attachable to the aircraft for selective angular movement with the aircraft between an upright position and a reclined position;
• power means for selectively angularly moving said ejection seat between said upright and reclined positions;
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• control means for controlling operation of said power means in response to sensed aircraft G-loading and anticipated G-loading.