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Old 19th Oct 2019, 22:35
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LOMCEVAK
 
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The PC-21 rear cockpit ejection seat has breakers which shatter the canopy as the seat
travels up the rail. The front cockpit needs MDC because it is thickened for bird strike protection.

As an aside, the PC-21 MDC system is called Canopy Fracturing System or CFS!
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