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By Lifted on 8/1/2012 10:34:04 AM , Rating: 5
I would swear I've read articles in the past stating other pilots had experienced hypoxia-like symptoms... a lot of other pilots. Is the Air Force seriously telling us that none of their pilots realized their vest were suffocating them?

The Air Force was either lying then or they're lying now... or F-22 pilots are retarded, which I highly doubt is the case here.

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By MrBlastman on 8/1/2012 12:34:11 PM , Rating: 2
There is definitely more to this story than vests causing the hypoxia. You have to remember though--high level military decisions revolve heavily around politics. If they admit something else is the cause of the problem, one general and one congressman/senator might cost themselves thousands or millions in kickbacks plus earmarks geared towards their constituents and contributors.

It's stupid but that is how the game is played. Remember, the screwdriver doesn't really cost 10,000 bucks. The screwdriver is just listed as costing this much to cover up other stuff they don't want to report.

This "oh the suit valve caused it," is all part of that game. Someone out there has a lot to lose if the real truth comes out. We can only hope that someday a pilot might speak up about it. They probably won't, though, as there is far too much at stake. It'll probably take a few more people dying for some pilots to change their minds.

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By geddarkstorm on 8/1/2012 12:59:35 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah seriously. If it was the vests, why doesn't this problem affect all our pilots who wear these vests (which have been around for a long time), and not just the F-22s?

I wonder if we accidentally subcontracted substandard parts for the OOG (or F-22 specific vest interfaces?) from China or something; like all those defective Chinese electronics that were showing up in our military equipment.

