Ejector seat £50 so far on e-bay! And vampire bits!

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Ejector seat £50 so far on e-bay! And vampire bits!

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ejector-Seat-in-n ... 500wt_1156

I thought, shall I shan't I? Realistically no I shan't :-(

Any idea what it's from?

If it stays around that money it's a bargain!

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Don't do it John :lol:

Difficult to tell exactly what that came out of. The seat is a Mk2 with type number 4P2 and 4P2 isn't listed at Martin Baker *-) I'm sure I have a shot of one somewhere.. probably taken from the collection at Cosford. Anyways.. the Mk2 was fitted in such aircraft as the Hunter/Canberra/Attacker :)

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I don' think it's from a Vanguard *-) 8)
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Anyone need to borrow my Grandad's hammer? :hide:
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:lol: :lol:

John.. if this makes anything clearer, I find it difficult to keep track of 'Type' and 'Mk' numbers with these things. One would naturally assume that (for example) a Mk2 would have a 'type' number equating to 2.. eg, 2HC. This is how Martin Baker list them. However, Martin Baker don't have a Mk2 4P2 listed on their website! 8) Look in a different direction toward Cosford and I found a shot of a Type 4P seat they have and it comes from a Jet Provost. MOST of Cosfords seats are listed by Type.. not by Mk.

Bottom line.. that seat may come from a Jet Provost. A safer alternative.. borrow Colin's grandad's hammer :lol: A bit excessive but I have a 7lb 'sledge' I can send at a moments notice too should it be necessary ;)

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Looked through my manual at work and that doesn't look like a MK2, there doesn't appear to be any legs attached to the bottom of the seat like a MK2 should have. Without better photo's it's hard to determine what type it is.
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£113.00 and 10 minutes left!

Thanks for your ideas as to what it might be from chaps most interesting!

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Hi Marcus..

Yes.. it's a bit of a mystery isn't it. No Mk2 looks like that at Martin Baker as far as I can see. Perhaps the clue is in the Type number.. 4P2. The 4P fitted to the Jet Provost looks similar but the lower seat front doesn't look quite the same *-) Would the 4P2 indicate a 4P Mk2? *-) Seems unlikely that anything would be designated so doesn't it. Small 'stamped' 4P2 and large embossed Mk2 would indicate the opposite.. to me anyway *-)

No thanks John :lol:

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I was sorely tempted :lol:

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If it's not gone John.. you know that we're all behind you offering support for your purchase :lol:

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