F-22 Flights Limited Due To Oxygen Issues

Military Limits F-22 Flights After Oxygen Issues -- CNN

The military is taking new measures as it tries to determine the root cause of possible oxygen-supply problems in the F-22 fighter jet.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has mandated that all F-22 flights "remain within the proximity of potential landing locations" to ensure the ability to recover and land should a pilot run into "unanticipated physiological conditions," Pentagon spokesman George Little said on Tuesday.

In addition, the Air Force is speeding up the installation of an automatic backup oxygen system in all the fighters, Little also announced a Pentagon press conference.

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My Comment: This is a tacit admission from the pentagon that there is a problem .... and they do not know how to solve it.