Method for ejection of crew member from flying vehicle, and ejection seat to implement it

The method for ejection of a crew member from a flying vehicle, e.g. a recoverable spacecraft, consists in that an ejection seat with the crew member fastened therein is withdrawn from the vehicle with the headrest loading, a force eccentric relative to the centre of mass of the "ejection seat-crew member" system is applied to the seat to deflect its flight trajectory in pitch, after a first preassigned time period the direction of the force is changed to ensure a maximum distance of the seat from the vehicle, the seat being altitude-stabilized, and after a second preassigned time period an emergency parachute (2) is deployed and the crew member is detached from the seat. The ejection seat is provided with an election gun (5) (Fig 4), first and second boost motors (9, 54), means (10, 56) for attitude stabilization, and a programme control unit (22-24) electrically associated with drives for the seat mechanisms.