Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Some Pilots Have Refused To Fly The F-22 Because Of Oxygen Problems (Updated)


Some Pilots Refuse To Fly F-22 Raptor Amid Jet's Oxygen Problems -- L.A. Times

Air Force pilots have complained of hypoxia-like symptoms while flying the F-22, the world's most expensive fighter jet. Refusal to fly can bring a reprimand and even discharge from the Air Force.

Some of the nation's top aviators are refusing to fly the radar-evading F-22 Raptor, a fighter jet with ongoing problems with the oxygen systems that have plagued the fleet for four years.

At the risk of significant reprimand — or even discharge from the Air Force — fighter pilots are turning down the opportunity to climb into the cockpit of the F-22, the world's most expensive fighter jet.

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More News On F-22's Oxygen Problems

Air Force Statement for ABC News F-22 Investigation -- ABC News
Some F-22 Fighter Pilots Don't Want to Fly Troubled $79 Billion Jets -- ABC News
Exclusive: Family Demands Truth in Air Force Pilot's Death -- ABC News
‘Small number’ of pilots wary of flying F-22 -- Air Force Times
Air Force leader: Some pilots want to avoid F-22 -- CBS
F-22 Hypoxia Review Turns To Pilot Gear, Flight Profiles -- Aviation Week
US pilots refuse to fly $143m stealth fighter because of 'lack of oxygen in cockpit' -- Daily Mail
Some F-22 pilots decline to fly -- Flight Global
Air Force leader: Some pilots want to avoid F-22 -- Bloomberg Businessweek

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