F-35 ejection seats raise worries on Capitol Hill

Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2015
U.S. lawmakers and defense officials are concerned as more tests on the F-35 joint-strike fighter reveal more complications than they thought. Defense News reports the concerns stem from the testing of the new Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat system, which, testers discovered, may put pilots at risk of fatal injury. During the tests, ejections performed during low-speed flights showed t

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