Problems of assessment the operational safety of a combat aircraft using safety systems

In this study we present an outline of a method of assessment of the aircraft pilot safety when an ejection seat is used. Two methods are presented. The first method concerns a case when a seat must be used due to failures during flight, which do not occur too often. The second one applies to cases when a pilot must be ejected as a result of his opponent’s/ enemy’s action (armed conflict) with combat means and the structure of an aircraft is destroyed.