USAF Still Does Not Know Why F-22 Pilots Are Experiencing Hypoxic Events


USAF Still Lacks ‘Smoking Gun’ For F-22 Hypoxic Events -- Aviation Week

The U.S. Air Force is narrowing its focus on new combinations of factors as it explores hypoxia events that claimed the life of one F-22 pilot and plagued the fleet for more than a year.

Service officials remain frustrated, that a “smoking gun” for the cause is still elusive despite an extraordinary effort to enlist scientists, the medical profession and fighter experts in a quest for answers.

The Lockheed Martin F-22 is the Air Force's premier, twin-engine, stealthy fighter. It cost more than $200 million per copy to produce, including R&D. It entered service in 2005, and the 188th and final unit was delivered on May 2.

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My Comment: After one year .... this is still a mystery. At $200 million per copy .... and a fighter plane that is crucial to maintaining U.S. national security .... this is an issue that must be resolved asap.

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