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Re: Jettisoning canopy of Spitfire - possible or not.
Both the high back and low back canopies can be jettisoned in the true sense.
The rubber ball is attached to two wires that pass through small formed aluminium conduits down to a relay system rod that effectively pins the canopy to the four sliders. Pull the ball, release the pins, push out with the elbows, possibly having released the top catch in the case of the high back, and away it goes.
PeterA
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