La Royal Air Force británica ha reanudado los vuelos de su flota de Eurofighter Typhoon, tras realizar reformas de seguridad urgentes en los asientos Martin-Baker Mk16A. La investigación llevada a cabo tras la muerte de un piloto saudí en España, tras eyectarse, identificó fallos en el arnés del asiento, lo que llevó a que se restringieran las operaciones en el Reino Unido, Austria, Alemania, Italia, Arabia Saudí y España.
Reino Unido paralizó todas las operaciones del Typhoon excepto las consideradas como esenciales, como las del servicio de alerta en el Sur del país y en Malvinas.
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The UK Royal Air Force has cleared its Eurofighter Typhoons to resume normal operations, after approving an urgent safety modification for the type’s Martin-Baker Mk16A ejection seat.
An investigation into the death of a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who was killed after ejecting from a Eurofighter at Morón air base in Spain on 24 August identified a fault with the seat’s harness. This led to operations being restricted in the UK and other user nations, which include Austria, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain.
The UK had stopped its Typhoons from flying all but essential missions from 15 September. However, the restrictions excluded aircraft assigned to provide quick reaction alert cover for the southern UK and the Falkland Islands. These were given a trial modification pending the result of trials conducted over the weekend.
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