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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3831644" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Apparently the military knew about the ejection seat issue for several months. </p><p></p><p>A widespread issue with ejection seats that impacted hundreds of aircraft across the U.S. military last week was first discovered on an <a href="http://www.military.com/equipment/f-35a-lightning-ii" target="_blank">F-35A Lightning II</a> back in April, but the <a href="http://www.military.com/air-force" target="_blank">Air Force</a>didn't ground its jets for three months as it investigated.</p><p></p><p>Martin-Baker, a U.K. manufacturer, said there was a problem with certain productions of its cartridge-actuated devices -- explosive components used to launch an ejection seat out of the cockpit. The company said it was first discovered this past spring at an Air Force base in Utah. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/03/f-35-ejection-seat-problem-was-discovered-3-months-ago-jets-kept-flying.html[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3831644, member: 5412"] Apparently the military knew about the ejection seat issue for several months. A widespread issue with ejection seats that impacted hundreds of aircraft across the U.S. military last week was first discovered on an [URL='http://www.military.com/equipment/f-35a-lightning-ii']F-35A Lightning II[/URL] back in April, but the [URL='http://www.military.com/air-force']Air Force[/URL]didn't ground its jets for three months as it investigated. Martin-Baker, a U.K. manufacturer, said there was a problem with certain productions of its cartridge-actuated devices -- explosive components used to launch an ejection seat out of the cockpit. The company said it was first discovered this past spring at an Air Force base in Utah. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/03/f-35-ejection-seat-problem-was-discovered-3-months-ago-jets-kept-flying.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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