PAX PULLED THE CANOPY JETTISON HANDLE ON A MIL TYPE JET FIGHTER TRAINER.

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I AM A CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PIC; IN AN AERO VODOCHODY-L-39C-ALBATROSS ACFT. THIS ACFT IS A TANDEM 2 PLACE; SINGLE ENG FIGHTER JET. THE SUBJECT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE GIVING A DEMO FLT TO A NON-AVIATION ORIENTATED INDIVIDUAL. THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED A VERY THOROUGH SAFETY BRIEFING BEFORE ENTERING THE REAR COCKPIT; AND AGAIN WHILE IN PLACE AND BEING STRAPPED IN. PRIOR TO ENG START; ANOTHER QUALIFIED L-39C PLT VERIFIED THE PAX'S SECURITY IN PLACE; REVIEWED A FINAL BRIEFING; AND CLOSED THE CANOPY. WE THEN TAXIED OUT TO THE RWY. WITH CLRNC; WE DEPARTED THE RWY AND BEGAN A CLBING R TURN TO APPROX A 340 DEG HDG. UPON ROLLING WINGS LEVEL ON A 340 DEG HDG AND BEGINNING TO LEVELOFF AT 2000 FT AGL; THE REAR SEATED PAX INADVERTENTLY PULLED THE CANOPY JETTISON HANDLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND SOMETHING TO HOLD IN ASSISTING HER TO ADJUST HER SITTING POS IN THE SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMER WITH TWR AND RETURNED TO LAND ON THE RWY. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED IN THE ACFT OR ON THE GND; AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE ACFT. THE CANOPY CAME TO REST ON THE EDGE OF A POND IN A NEARBY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. WE THEN COORDINATED AND COOPERATED WITH THE LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND RECOVERED THE REMAINS OF THE CANOPY. I CONTACTED AN FAA INSPECTOR FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BECOME OF THIS AT THIS TIME.