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F-22 Raptor Comes Under Increased Scrutiny Due To Hypoxia Incidents

May 11th, 2012 at 3:04 am » Comments (28)

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The US Air Force’s investment in the F-22 Raptor is coming under increased scrutiny due to all the hypoxia incidents: Air Force officials said Wednesday they still have not found the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that have affected F-22 Raptor pilots and maintainers, nor are they sure why a short-term cough that can result from breathing high concentrations of oxygen is more common in F-22 pilots than in F-15 and F-16 pilots. “The flight envelope of the F-22 is significantly different than the other fighters, and this may contribute
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