▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁throughout ▁the ▁industry ▁as ▁the ▁lowest ▁life ▁cycle ▁cost ▁third ▁generation ▁seat ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁US AF ▁ow ning ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁seat , ▁facil it ating ▁compet itive ▁replacement ▁part ▁proc ure ment . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁bu ying ▁power ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in - service ▁seats ▁and ▁previous ▁service ▁life ▁extension ▁programs ▁have ▁further ▁driven ▁down ▁support ▁costs . ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁is ▁considered ▁third ▁generation ▁and ▁includes ▁advanced ▁features . ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁sens es ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁e jection ▁( air speed ▁and ▁alt itude ) ▁and ▁selects ▁the ▁appropriate ▁dro gue ▁and ▁main ▁par ach ute ▁deploy ments ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁occup ant . ▁The ▁seat ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁a ▁fully ▁redundant ▁digital ▁electronic ▁sequ encer ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁dec isions ▁and ▁initi ates ▁the ▁appropriate ▁seat ▁components ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁fly ▁through ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁safely ▁descend ▁the ▁air cre w ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁sequ encer ▁includes ▁a ▁crash ▁data ▁rec order ▁that ▁contains ▁e jection ▁information ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁later ▁analyz ed ▁during ▁crash ▁investig ations ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁dynamics ▁of ▁the ▁e jection ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁loads ▁on ▁the ▁air cre w ▁during ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁prop ulsion ▁system ▁is ▁spe cially ▁designed ▁with ▁technology ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁air cre w ▁weight ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 0 3  