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Most Fighter canopies have rockets in them. As firefighters....

May 31, 2022 07:30AM
We were always trained that if we ever had to cut the canopy to get to the Pilot(s) to NEVER NEVER EVER cut the frame of it. That where the small rockets are.The rocket engines are SUPPOSED to blow the canopy BACK and away. Even if sitting with no speed.
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