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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Canadian jets grounded after fault found in ejection seat system
Canada has decided to ground all 25 CT-114 Tutors in the Air Force fleet (including the Golden Centennaire), as well as the Hawk One F-86 Sabre and a CT-133 flown by the National Research Council, after problems were found with the ejection system used aboard.

The problem is related to the seat's Ballistic Disconnect Link Assembly which is designed to come apart automatically during an ejection sequence.

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