In case you haven’t read it yet, it looks like the Air Force is blaming last December F-22 Raptor crash in Alaska on pilot error — with an oxygen generating system-related twist. The service’s final accident report states that Capt. Jeffery Haney accidentally pointed his Raptor toward the ground while reaching for a switch to activate his […]
Raptor Watch
Well, the F-22 Raptors out of Langley AFB in Virginia and Elmendorf AFB, Ak., are flying again following a short grounding due to concerns about the jet’s on-board oxygen systems. The Viriginia-based Raptors were grounded by 1st Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Kevin Robins, on Oct. 20 after one of his Raptor pilots experienced hypoxia–like symptoms […]
This week is starting off a bit rocky for U.S.-made stealth jets with news that F-22 Raptors at Langley AFB, Va., and Elmendorf AFB, Ak., (I’m sorry, Joint Bases Langley and Elmendorf) have been grounded due to new concerns about the jets’ oxygen systems. From the Anchorage Daily News: Air Force officials said an F-22 […]
With the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff telling lawmakers yesterday that the Pentagon may not be able to buy as many F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as planned, it seems like a good time to share the results of a poll we ran two weeks ago asking whether the Marines should buy F-22s instead of F-35Bs. […]
This is a pretty wild idea — the USMC flying the Air Force’s premier fighter jet. One Marine is suggesting that is a possible option if the F-35B short take-off and vertical landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter falls victim to budget cuts. From Maj. Christopher Cannon in Marine Corps Gazette: On the high […]
