The Air Force is nudging closer to figuring out the problem with F-22 Raptor’s oxygen system that has caused pilots to experience dizzying hypoxia spells or blackouts that were behind last year’s grounding of the advanced fighter fleet. “We are starting to believe that we are getting closer to the root cause” of the problem, Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, the military deputy in the Air Force’s acquisition office, told a Senate committee Tuesday. She said progress has been made based…
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