Monday, July 25, 2011

Variety of blood toxins affected F-22 pilots

Update on the F-22 grounding investigation. According to Defense News, pilot blood contamination is way off the scale with all kinds of nasty stuff.

Toxins found in pilots' blood include oil fumes, residue from burned polyalphaolefin (PAO) anti-freeze, and, in one case, propane. Carbon monoxide, which leaves the blood quickly, is also suspected.


"There is a lot of nasty stuff getting pumped into the pilots' bloodstream through what they're breathing from that OBOGS [On-Board Oxygen Generation System]. That's fact," one former F-22 pilot said. "How bad it is, what type it is, exactly how much of it, how long - all these things have not been answered."

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