Special Features:

Used in f/a-18d aircraft emergency canopy jettison system and seat ejection system for detonating wave propagation between various portions of the system such as initiators, explosive manifolds, and provides ballistic signal transmission systems between the seats, pkg as required

Properties:

An item consisting of a flexible tube containing a core of explosive. The tube may be overwrapped with alternating layers of fibrous yarn or fiberglass and a flexible plastic material, or the tube may be covered with a fibrous overbraid and inclosed in another tube. It is designed for transmitting a confined detonation wave.