Brig. Gen. Daneil Wyman, surgeon general of Air Combat Command, said F-22 maintainers who reported signs of oxygen deprivation were working inside the cockpit while the plane was on the ground. Above, an F-22 Raptor is refueled at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Airman Julian North / Air Force
F-22 Fighter Pilots Battle Mysterious 'Raptor Cough' -- ABC News
As the Air Force searches desperately for the source of a mysterious and potentially deadly oxygen system problem in its $79 billion fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets, it is also investigating why the jets' pilots are coughing so often after missions that the pilots have taken to calling it the "Raptor cough."
For decades pilots in fighter jets have been contending with temporary fits of coughing after executing extreme maneuvers in the air, due to a known condition called acceleration atelectasis, but an Air Force spokesperson told ABC News that the coughing appears to be more prevalent in F-22 pilots.
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WNU Editor: The problems with the F-22 appear to be escalating. It is being reported that F-22 maintainers are also suffering from reported dizziness, nausea and other signs of oxygen deprivation when working inside the cockpit while the plane was on the ground,
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