A seat assembly includes a seat pan that is tilted automatically by way of a seat bucket moving up and down relative to a base structure. The seat bucket is pivotably coupled to a carrier. The carrier and the seat bucket each follow respective channels of a base structure. The movement of the seat bucket along the channel of the base structure causes the pivoting of the seat bucket relative to the carrier. The channels are shaped with an angular orientation resulting in the seat pan angle changing as the seat bucket moves up and down.

This invention provides, in some embodiments, an impact- and blast-resistance improved aircraft pilot chair, which is able to provide improved protection to a pilot, from exposure to significant G forces and/or exposure to projectiles including projectiles penetrating the aircraft and/or effects of pilot chair ejection and/or effects of aircraft crash

This invention provides, in some embodiments, an impact- and blast-resistance improved aircraft pilot chair, which is able to provide improved protection to a pilot, from exposure to significant G forces and/or exposure to projectiles including projectiles penetrating the aircraft and/or effects of pilot chair ejection and/or effects of aircraft crash