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Old 10th Jun 2017, 22:15
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SpazSinbad
 
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Hmmm, flight safety from afar from info in disjointed articles online, from 'concern trolls'. Below is a quote from the URL immediately above the F-35 OBOGS graphic not quoted at the time:
"...Maj. Rebecca Heyse, spokeswoman for the 56th, stressed that flight operations are currently only suspended for one day, and will resume on Monday...." [at LUKE AFB]
After some 95,000 F-35 flight hours this is the first we hear of any 'hypoxia or related events' confined to LUKE AFB F-35s. As for testing previously one would assume the life support systems would have been the first to be tested thoroughly. Previously whilst USN OBOGS undergoing scrutiny with aircraft not grounded Shornetwise & Goshawks confined to limitations it was usually stated that the F-35 had no such issues.

Article here mentioned above has some balance without sensationalism: http://breakingdefense.com/2017/06/j...ypoxia-events/

& yet another story here: http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/...Incidents.aspx

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