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Navy Details Potential Fixes for Super Hornet Pilot Health Issues

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

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Navy Details Potential Fixes for Super Hornet Pilot Health Issues

International sales of Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet is helping offset declining domestic revenues. Photo: Boeing.

Lawmakers on Thursday pressed a panel of Navy aviation leaders about a rise in health problems in Super Hornet pilots that could be caused by insufficient oxygen, depressurization or other factors.The Navy has noted an increase in such episodes since 2009 and has formed a team to investigate the root cause, Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces subcommittee, said during the hearing.But finding the source of the health issues is…

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