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Navy Still Unsure How To Solve T-45C Oxygen Issues, Student Flights Stopped

Navy Still Unsure How To Solve T-45C Oxygen Issues, Student Flights Stopped
A T-45C Goshawk training jet approaches an aircraft carrier. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

The commander of Naval Air Systems Command on Tuesday said that the Navy has still not solved the Boeing [BA] T-45C Goshawk pilot breathing system and they have had no student flights with the aircraft since the problem emerged.Adm. Paul Grosklags told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower that the Navy is not doing well so far on a diagnosis of the T-45C’s onboard oxygen generation system (OBOGS).He clarified to date almost all of the problems relate to breathing…

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