Early German Ejection Seats

[Dynoman]

Considering ejection seats built during WWII in Germany (and in Sweden), looking for detailed designs and project development of early German ejection seats. Seats were flown in the Heinkel 162, 219 and 280, Focke-Wulf FW-190 and Ta-154, Dornier 335, and some He 177 aircrew positions. Any good sources of German seat design? Here are a few for He219, Do335, and a design for a Horten Brothers IX Jet Fighter compressed spring seat.

 

[Dynoman]

German developer of early ejection seats, Ulf Weiss Voghtmann (credited as the Father of the Ejection Seat), did not apply for patent, as Heinkel designed a seat and installed it in the He219, becoming the first standard use of an ejection seat in a production aircraft.

 

[Dynoman]

He 219 ejection seat and compressed air bottles.

 

[Dynoman]

He 162 Ejection seat drawing.