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In a message dated 12/3/2001 10:32:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, lancair.list@olsusa.com writes:

<< In the Air Force we used to have a canopy breaker tool mounted on the canopy rail of the T-33.  It  has a short 1" pointed solid steel blade on the end of a heavy, round steel  handle and is designed to punch into the canopy to break it. It comes with a mounting bracket.>>

We still had them in the T-38 days.  The one thing to remember is to have the blade facing towards you.  If you don't, the curved cutting edge will deflect off the canopy and you'll drive the tool into your head.

No, I've never used one, but I still remember the admonition.  I guess maybe those military-style training techniques work, eh?

- Rob Wolf

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