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Rather sad seeing these deaths from plans through my years have entertained me in the sky's
2unfit2ride - MemberI really just want to let the thread run as it should
It's incredibly obvious that you don't.
The TV news is now saying that the parachute didn't open either...
Tootall
alas I feel you have limited knowledge ( and wear rose tinted glasses )on the subject of the armed forces and the kit they have.
Perhaps you listen too much to government spin. Or my forces contact are FOS
Or am I wrong????
Does the canopy release first to allow the seat to clear. It appears that the canopy was still in place which would suggest that the pilot may have been fired through the canopy. Not good if that did happen.
The canopy contains a miniature detonating cord to shatter the canopy as part of the ejection sequence. There a lot of things which have to happen in a specific order during an ejection and the amount of things which could go wrong are many.
A tragic incident and an awful year for the team.