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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

The Word Is F-22s Are Coming Back, But Not with All the Fixes You'd Expect

F-22 RaptorIt sounds like the F-22s are coming back, but that doesn't mean the Air Force has determined what caused pilots to return from flying with antifreeze in their blood and propane in their lungs.

Defense News is reporting that the four-month grounding of the F-22 fleet will soon be lifted and that a meeting scheduled last Friday would determine if there would be any restrictions that remain on the Raptors.

The fleet was grounded because of pilots reporting symptoms of hypoxia, which is a loss of oxygen that results in decreased brain function. The effects were serious enough that pilots were skimming the tops of trees while landing and forgetting how to use their radio.

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