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Hot rod Aircraft bomber seat "original weber aircraft company B-47

Discussion in 'Parts For Sale' started by Johnny Ghoul, Mar 1, 2022.

  1. Johnny Ghoul
    Joined: Jan 29, 2013
    Posts: 2

    Johnny Ghoul
    Member
    from Lake Tahoe

    City: Tahoe Vista

    State: California
    Price: $2,999 obo
    Original weber aircraft BOMBER seat made in Burbank calf. for a b-49e bomber.
    RARE CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF AVIATION HISTORY!!Weber Aircraft Corporation was one of the largest American producers of ejection seats. With its manufacturing plant in Burbank, California (which opened in 1951), seats produced by Weber were used by the United States Air Force in aircraft that included the B-47, B-52, F-101, F-15, F-16, and the YF-22 prototype. This authentic unrestored, vintage ejection seat, manufactured in November 1953 is an original model that will add a genuine element of aviation décor to your living or workspace. The seat is ....I believe it originally would've had a parachute pack for a seat with a survival kit and raft bottom as seen on other ejection seats of the same era. I would prefer local pickup . Please refer to photos. This has a super cool look/patina to it in as found condition and would be great for any number of things. ONE OF A KIND! I'm sure the American government paid thousands of dollars to have this designed! It also tilts and moves up and down via side controls. Data tag on reads as follows....WEBER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, BURBANK, CALIF., CUSTOMER - BAC, CUSTOMER PART NUMBER - 9-17961-2, CUSTOMER ORDER NUMBER - 562056-811, SERIAL NUMBER - 891, WEBER PART NUMBER - 71721-L, DATE OF MANUFACTURER 11/1953 OWN THIS RARE WAR TIME PIECE OF USA AVIATION HISTORY! Weber also provided ejection seats for NASA's Lunar Landing Trainer Vehicle, as well as the Gemini Spacecraft, and the Apollo 3-man Crew Couch system. A Weber NASA ejection seat was used successfully on three occasions, the first time by astronaut Neil Armstrong, who ejected safely through a two-inch roof during a training exercise for the Gemini missions. Weber's were the only American ejection seats ever to orbit the earth in space. Established as a division of New Jersey-based Walter Kidde Inc., Weber Aircraft Corporation was purchased in 1992 by Air Cruisers Co., part of Groupe Zodiac (Zodiac Aerospace). In 1988, Weber closed its Burbank manufacturing plant.
     

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