F-22 hypoxia: was an inflatable vest the culprit? F-22 hypoxia
might have been caused by an inflatable vest worn by pilots to
prevent damage to their lungs, according to CBS News. The F-22
Raptor is considered by many to be America’s most advanced
fighter plane, with each plane costing roughly $143 million to
manufacture. When you’re shelling out that much money for a
single jet, the last thing you want is to hear that your pilots
are having trouble keeping their oxygen levels under control.
That’s precisely what was happening to those who were flying the
F-22, much to the dismay of military officials who were
attempting to justify the cost of their plane to the powers that
be. Despite several investigations into the matter, authorities
could not identify the source of the problem, which, ultimately,
caused the F-22 to be grounded until these issues could be
solved. The fighter, for all intents and purposes, was out of
commission. Those working behind-the-scenes couldn’t put their
finger on why, exactly, thei