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Old 22nd Oct 2015, 15:27
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sandiego89
 
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re the testimony at US House of Representatives:

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AS/AS...C-20151021.pdf

3 potential fixes to ejection seat: Low weight (of pilot) switch slightly delaying chute opening, lighter helmet, head support sewn onto the risers.

Lots of stuff in there, I noted B-61 integration coming, long time to integrate other weapons, acknowledgement of not being a dog-fighter and reduced rearward visibility, gun accuracy "favaorable to most legacy aircraft" (hmm interesting wording- I thought it was supposed to be hyper accurate), the ALIS system being much more consuming than thought, partner progress with Italian and Japanese lines, among other things.
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