Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Some Air Force Pilots Do Not Want To Fly The F-22


Some F-22 Fighter Pilots Don't Want to Fly Troubled $79 Billion Jets -- ABC News

Some pilots picked to jump into the cockpit of America's most advanced and expensive fighter jets are declining the normally coveted post because of a mysterious oxygen system problem that the Air Force has not been able to solve despite years of investigation, according to a top Air Force official.

A "very small" number of the 200-something stealth F-22 Raptor pilots have requested to either not fly the next-generation fighters or to be reassigned altogether, Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage told reporters Monday.

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More News On Some Air Force Pilots Not Wanting To Fly The Troubled F-22

US pilots refuse to fly $143m stealth fighter because of 'lack of oxygen in cockpit'
-- Daily Mail
Some pilots shun F-22 over oxygen-related dangers -- Pilot Online
Air Force leader says some pilots want to avoid F-22 because of oxygen-deficit problems -- FOX News/AP
F-22 Pilots Don’t Want to Fly the F-22 -- Gizmodo
Some pilots won't fly F-22s until cause of oxygen deprivation in cockpit solved -- CNN
‘Small number’ of pilots wary of flying F-22 -- Air Force Times

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