Some pilots shun F-22 over oxygen-related dangers

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After six years and 46 planes, the F-22 Raptor program at Langley is complete. One of the last of the pricey, single-seat Air Force fighter jets to roll off Lockheed Martin's production line arrived in Virginia on Friday. But top brass at the Hampton base, home to the service's Air Combat Command and two Raptor squadrons, aren't really celebrating the milestone. They're too busy trying to figure out why some F-22 pilots aren't getting enough oxygen in the cockpit. "We're leaving no stone unturned," said Maj. Gen. Charles Lyon, who is leading a team of dozens of experts examining possible causes of "hypoxia-like" symptoms among Raptor pilots. Source: Naval Open Source INTelligence

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