WTF22? Grounded again

[zteknik]

Reminds me of the BlackHawks and Ospreys-They use to be grounded every other month!!

[Jer]

Oxygen systems are a complicated animal.

The F-22 is a new type of system. There are a bunch of bugs to work out.

F-15s are old and tired. Very expensive to keep flying. They break a lot.

More expensive compared to... ?? Surely not the price tag of a new F-22 Raptor.

[airborneranger]

This is the absolute best concerning the F22 and the oxygen system. This pilot died when his system failed:

After a lengthy investigation, an Air Force Accident Investigation Board could not find the cause of the malfunction but determined "by clear and convincing evidence" that in addition to other factors, Haney was to blame for the crash because he was too distracted by his inability to breathe to fly the plane properly.

[Jer]

This is the absolute best concerning the F22 and the oxygen system. This pilot died when his system failed:

After a lengthy investigation, an Air Force Accident Investigation Board could not find the cause of the malfunction but determined "by clear and convincing evidence" that in addition to other factors, Haney was to blame for the crash because he was too distracted by his inability to breathe to fly the plane properly.

Man, if I'm that Soldier's family I'm not very happy w/the explanation of the causation of the accident. Yeah, dying from lack of oxygen tends to be distracting alright. How 'bout just saying that the accident was caused by a failure of the human life support system required for life which then caused the accident. The way they word that they make it sound like the pilot was at fault and could have prevented the accident. For cripes sake!