USAF continues check of F-16 ejection seat initiators
The U.S. Air Force, inspecting its fleet of 1,417 F-16s for mis-installed ejection seat initiators, had found 20 as of Thursday. Five others have been found on F-16s operated by other countries. There are two initiators per seat, and some F-16s have two seats. The ACES II seat is made by BFGoodrich...
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