Today’s invention is a new form of ejector seat.
A jet pilot has a canopy, attached to his/her seat, which is an aerofoil in section.
When needing to eject, the canopy is raised by say 30cm above the pilot’s head.
Airflow alone grabs the canopy and lifts it, and the pilot, clear of the fuselage…without any dangerous pyrotechnics and associated high g forces.
Then a parachute deploys in the usual way.
