Midn...Does the Hornet/Rhino have det cord on the canopy like the clown jet or does it rely on the seat horns to punch through? I just ask because I was never a stickler for gloves, but sitting there with my face inches away from it, I've started to think it may not be a terrible idea to wear them...
No thank god. The canopy is unlike the clown jet canopy, and opens and closes under its own power.....and it is (in the normal sequence of events) jettisoned from the aircraft before the seat goes. There are seat horns in case the canopy doesn't blow off. MDC seems to have been a pretty bad deal for the T-45, not sure if the Harrier folks have had similar stories.