F-22’s Balky Vests Add Clue In Mystery Of Ailing Pilots -- Bloomberg
A potentially faulty pressure vest is the latest clue in a yearlong mystery over why Air Force pilots flying Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)’s F-22 Raptor keep getting dizzy and disoriented.
Pilots have been instructed to stop using the vest during routine flight operations as the Air Force works on a fix, the service’s Air Combat Command said yesterday. The vest, part of a “G suit” used to help pilots avoid blacking out during high- speed maneuvers, “increases the difficulty of pilot breathing under certain circumstances,” according to an e-mailed statement.
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More News On The F-22's Oxygen Problems
Sources: Flight suit could be cause of oxygen loss in F-22 flights -- CNN
Flight suits behind F-22 pilot sickness? -- CBS News
F-22 Fighter Pilots Told to Ditch Pressure Vests; Mystery Problem Unsolved -- ABC News
The Air Force Now Says There May Be Nothing Wrong With The F-22 Raptor At All -- Business Insider
No pressurized vests for F-22 training pilots -- Air Force Times
Balky vests add clue in mystery of oxygen-deprived F-22 pilots -- adn.com
Air Force: Breathing problems worse for F-22 pilots -- CBS
F-22 pilots continue to risk their lives as 'oxygen problem' remains unsolved -- RT
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