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UK: after being grounded, Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes restart routine operations

London , United Kindom - Suspension period due to an urgent safety modification for the Martin-Baker ejection seats

Yesterday, September 20th 2010, UK Royal Air Force authorized Eurofighter Typhoon routine flights resumption. 54 RAF Typhoons had been grounded, except those employed in essential operational missions, from September 15th 2010, pending a modification of Martin-Baker MK 16-A ejection seat's harness system. "Necessary modifications have been made and flights operations are resumed", a spokesman for the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1120880
Rome, Italy, 09/21/2010 20:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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