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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

F-22 oxygen report delayed for months

F-22 RaptorThe US Air Force has extended by several months a self-imposed deadline for releasing a scientific analysis of the oxygen problems blamed for two groundings of the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.

The five-month old oxygen study by a scientific advisory board led by retired General Gregory "Speedy" Martin was due to be released in November, a schedule upheld by the USAF earlier this month.

Three days before the deadline, however, the USAF backed off a firm date for releasing the study. The board "now expects to finalise its complete study this winter," the USAF said without elaborating.

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