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Old 10th Jul 2017, 09:29
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Originally Posted by XL189
I think SES can supply cartridges for most seats:
Their website says that they "supply and replace original ejection seat cartridges, fully tested and certified".

This would seem to depend on their being able to source original, in-date ejection seat cartridges.

That said, someone must still be manufacturing these cartridges for as long as Hunters are being operated on behalf of the MOD.

Interesting that the prohibition on flying civil Hunters was not removed until after significant investment will be required before any of the existing fleet can regain a permit.
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