F-35 Ejection Seats Fixed, Will Not Snap The Necks Of Lightweight Pilots

F-35 Ejection Seats Fixed, Will Not Snap The Necks Of Lightweight Pilots

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The Air Force has lifted weight restrictions for F-35A pilots after correcting a design issue that could cause a pilot’s neck to break when the emergency ejection seat deployed. Technicians made two changes to the ejection seat system that made it possible to lift the weight restrictions, the Air Force said Monday….