Additions to Ejection Seat Collection:
On June 22, 2024 the Parachute Museum received more ejection seats from the collection of donor Dr. Jean Potvin, who delivered the items. The museum now has about 90% of the large collection.
For more about the Potvin donations see the news stories of Jan. 2023 and July 2023 below on this page. Also see the following link for the blog post of January 8,2021: https://www.aviationtrailinc.org/post/parachute-museum-announces-new-acquisition.
One of the ejection seats recently donated to the museum is a Russian K-36DM seat. The K-36D type seat caught the world's attention in 1989 during a spectacular last minute ejection of a pilot from a Mig-29 at the Paris Air Show. The seat is designed for high speed ejections with stabilization booms, a windblast deflector, leg restraints and leg lifters, and arm restraint paddles. The seat was the subject of a Foreign Comparative Testing Program in the 1990's, with US engineers assessing the performance of the seat based on tests conducted in Russia and the US.
(below: Dr. Potvin) (K-36DM seat)
The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum
16 South Williams Street
Dayton, OH 45402
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The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum is Site #1b on the Aviation Trail