Raptor grounded anew

[colay]

Better to be safe than sorry so the F-22s of the 1stFW have been grounded. One can assume that the USAF has not spared any effort to get to the bottom of the problem but apparently the gremlin is still doing his mischief. Good thing the problem seems confined to the F-22 fleet but at the same time that is also probably making it difficult to isolate the cause of the problem.



Wing commander decides to ground Langley F-22s - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air Force Times

Wing commander decides to ground Langley F-22s
By Dave Majumdar - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 21, 2011 18:31:09 EDT

Air Force F-22 Raptors at the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., have once again been grounded, service officials confirmed Friday.

Air Force spokesman Maj. Chad Steffey said that the grounding decision is limited to the Virginia base. A spokesman for Air Combat Command confirmed that the wing’s commander, Col. Kevin Robbins, made the decision after an incident.

While details were not immediately available, Air Force officials confirmed that one of the wing’s pilots appeared to have suffered an oxygen-related problem.

 

[jack412]

Excuse me for a moment while I put on my tinfoil hat, but what are the chances that there are more serious problems and the O2 is just a front ?
I'm just a pleb, but USG misinformation is even know to me, the USN managed to resolve its O2 issues.
After all these months, the AF say they have found nothing that would cause it and will keep looking

 

[colay]

Excuse me for a moment while I put on my tinfoil hat, but what are the chances that there are more serious problems and the O2 is just a front ?
I'm just a pleb, but USG misinformation is even know to me, the USN managed to resolve its O2 issues.
After all these months, the AF say they have found nothing that would cause it and will keep looking

Its a complicated beast and the rumors are bound to grow the longer it remains unresolved .. the only thing the USAF is certain about is ruling out the OBOGS as the cause of the F-22 crash up in Alaska late last year.