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April 13th 04, 06:27 AM
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:08:04 GMT, David Reinhart
wrote: It's my understanding that ejection seats aren't allowed on civil aircraft because the pyrotechnics used are illegal for civillians to own. They're considered controlled military munitions. Can the fact that ejection seats weigh something like 600 lb each have anything to do with their not being used in GA aircraft? Privately owned aircraft can have working ejection seats, though. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer 
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April 18th 04, 03:53 AM
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Mary Short answer. My sources tell me that it is the FAA and having explosives in/on the aircraft. Big John Big John On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:27:56 -0700, Mary Shafer wrote: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:08:04 GMT, David Reinhart wrote: It's my understanding that ejection seats aren't allowed on civil aircraft because the pyrotechnics used are illegal for civillians to own. They're considered controlled military munitions. Can the fact that ejection seats weigh something like 600 lb each have anything to do with their not being used in GA aircraft? Privately owned aircraft can have working ejection seats, though. Mary
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