It’s amazing, some of the pilots forgot simple things like how to operate the radio because of all the toxins that’ve contaminated their body. Obviously concerned, the Air Force promptly launched a three-month investigation and this week revealed their reports which are, um, inconclusive. They still don’t know a damn thing about how it happened. All they know the pilots in six of the seven F-22 bases suffered ‘hypoxia-like symptoms’ (oxygen deprivation). A former F-22 pilot said:
There is a lot of nasty stuff getting pumped into the pilots’ bloodstream through what they’re breathing from that OBOGS [On-Board Oxygen Generation System] . That’s fact. How bad it is, what type it is, exactly how much of it, how long – all these things have not been answered.”
This confusing saga adds to a list of F-22 troubles. Hopefully, they figure it out soon cause the Air Force fleet of F-22 fighter jets have been grounded since May 3. [Air Force Times via The Atlantic Wire]
Scott
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 9:22 AMCasey (or who ever chose the article picture), you have no idea what an F-22 Raptor looks like. Do you?
BRAH
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:06 AMThat picture is of an F16
Ollie
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:18 AMIt definitely doesn’t look like an F16 lol.
Well there’s only one way it can get in… through the air, so I think they’d have a fair idea that somewhere between the pilot’s face and the other end of the line, is where the problem is.
Mav
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 11:50 AMNo matter how I look at it, thats definitely an F16.
Doug
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 2:10 PMThat image is just stock footage.
Danny Allen
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:01 PMYup.
WillD
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 2:19 PMIs this the pilot’s version of glue sniffing?
Or leaks in the cockpit caused by cheap repairs and shoddy workmanship, like the Russian hardware?
Paul
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 1:27 AMShouldn’t we be more concerned for the fact Australia will be getting a load of these sometime? What’s happening with that anyway? Don’t squabble over a picture.
Scott
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 3:02 PMPaul,FYI…squabbling is part of the reason people come to this site. Don’t be a kill joy.
Rob
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 1:05 PMPaul, FYI… we’re not getting any F-22s we’re getting F-35s :)