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Some pilots shun F-22 over oxygen-related dangers | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
err.. kinda important no.. to be able to breath while flying?
While I admit it looks cool.. the price tag is huge, and as far as I understand it... the plane before it is even delivered to the US military, needs a freaking upgrade.. expensive upgrade, so it can use the weapon systems that the rest of the US planes use.. what the f...
And people wonder why the US government is so broke...
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.
err.. kinda important no.. to be able to breath while flying?
While I admit it looks cool.. the price tag is huge, and as far as I understand it... the plane before it is even delivered to the US military, needs a freaking upgrade.. expensive upgrade, so it can use the weapon systems that the rest of the US planes use.. what the f...
And people wonder why the US government is so broke...