Figure 5-31.-Seat initiator.
RH AND LH BALLISTIC MANIFOLDS.—
Pulling the ejection control handle withdraws the
handle from its housing and both sears from the
seat initiator firing mechanisms to fire both
impulse cartridges (fig. 5-31).
Gas pressure from the RH initiator cartridge
withdraws the pin puller, freeing the emergency
harness restraint release linkage (figs. 5-32 and
5-33). RH gas pressure also passes to the following:
1. The shoulder harness reel to initiate harness
retraction.
2. The thermal batteries.
3. The 0.75-second (forward seat) delay
cartridge-actuated initiator mounted on the LH
ballistic manifold.
4. The 0.30-second (aft seat) delay cartridge-
actuated initiator mounted on the RH ballistic
manifold.
Figure 5-32.-Forward ejection seat gas flow diagram.
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