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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