and provide an auto-ejection capability when used in the F-35B (STOVL) aircraft. The last requirement demanded early firing of the ejection seat in the event of an aircraft malfunction in a manner similar to that used in the Russian YAK 36, 38 and 141 aircraft....
Does one get the choice? They probably needed it in the old YAK, but that was an old clatter built by the Tractor Builders Collective. This is the state of the art wizard machine.