Military Fixed Wing Ejection

Order from Oregon Aero's Exclusive Distributor

Coastal Seat Cushions is the exclusive distributor Oregon Aero® military fixed wing aircraft seating systems and accessories Visit Coastal Seat Cushions Online at www.coastalseatcushions.com or give them a call at 954-980-6929.

Oregon Aero develops custom, maximum-comfort, shock-absorbing ejection seat cushions that meet and exceed customer requirements. Contact us to discuss your seating needs.

Safe to Fly, May 2023

Mike Dennis, founder, president, and CEO of Oregon Aero Inc., discusses the importance of seat design in military aircraft, particulary as it pertains to ejection seats. Click here to read document.

Ejection Seat Testing with Oregon Aero cushions installed. Dummy was ejected from a partial fuselage traveling down a rail at approximately 751 miles per hour or Mach .991.

Advanced Performance Escape Cushion Systems (APECS®)

A-10 Warthog: APECS® I-E

USAF Safe-To-Fly Approved. Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

B-1 Bomber: APECS® I-C

Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

B-2 Bomber: APECS® I-A

Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric & Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

B-52 Bomber: APECS® VI

USAF Safe-To-Fly Approved. Full Bottom Cushion in Fabric & Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

F-4 Phantom: APECS® VIII

F-4 Fantom APECS VIII Ejection Seat Cushion

Full Bottom Cushion in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

F-15 Eagle: APECS® I-F

USAF Safe-To-Fly Approved. Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

F-16 Falcon: APECS® I-B

USAF Safe-To-Fly Approved. Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric & Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

FA-18 Hornet: APECS® III

Seat Cushions available for the FA-18 and NACES US and Canadian Hornet. Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

OV-10 Bronco: APECS® V

Seat cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

S-3 Viking: APECS® IV

For all Seat versions. Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. No more need to inventory cushions for every seat version. Portion of the Cushion folds forward to expose a leather base with hole large enough to view the bail-out bottle oxygen gauge, regardless of seat version. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

F-22 Raptor: APECS® I

Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

The Oregon Aero APECS® I (Advanced Performance Escape Cushion System I) is standard equipment in the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor. Every branch of the U.S. Military uses our seating systems with millions of logged flight hours.

“Without a doubt, the ejection seat cushions on the ACES Seat in the F-22 are the finest I have flown with. I (concentrated) on flying the jet, not saving my back.” — Lt. Col. Paul “Max” Moga, the first Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Pilot

U-2 and SR-71: APECS® VII

U-2 SR-71 APECS VII Ejection Seat Cushion

Full Bottom Cushion in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Cushion features fabric hinge that can be lifted to reveal oxygen gauge for pre-flight inspection. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

Universal Propulsion Ejection Seat Cushion: APECS® II

Seat Cushions (Lumbar, Bottom, Back) in Fabric and Sheepskin or All Fabric. Sub-assembly parts available. Visit www.coastalseatcushions.com or call 954-980-6929.

APECS® Ejection Cushion Testing

Oregon Aero® APECS® Ejection Seat Cushions have been tested at NASA’s Dryden Flight Test Center, Rosamond, CA; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH; Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Lexington Park, MD; Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX; and McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, MO.