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Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is a British manufacturer of ejection seats and safety-related equipment for aviation.

The company was originally an aircraft manufacturer before becoming a pioneer in the field of ejection seats.

The company's headquarters are in Higher Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, with other sites in France, Italy and the United States

Martin-Baker supplies ejection seats for 93 air forces worldwide

Martin-Baker seats have been fitted into over 200 fixed-wing and rotary types with the most recent being the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme.

Martin-Baker claimed in 2022 that since the first live ejection test in 1945, a total of 7,777 lives have been saved by the company's ejection seats

Martin-Baker also manufactures what it calls "crashworthy" seats for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

As of 2012, over 20,000 crashworthy seats have been delivered.

The Martin-Baker company continues as a family-run business, run by the twin sons of the late Sir James Martin since Autumn 1979

History

The factory for building aircraft was established in 1929 by James Martin & "Martin's Aircraft Works" was founded at Denham by James Martin and Captain Valentine Baker with financial help from Francis Francis. The company was building a prototype aircraft, the MB 1, using the design patents for aircraft structures held by Martin. On 17 August 1934, the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company was formed to continue the work of aircraft development.