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Navy/USMC

Navy T-45s Flying Again With New Air Monitors

Monday, October 2nd, 2017

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Navy T-45s Flying Again With New Air Monitors

A T-45C Goshawk training jet approaches an aircraft carrier. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

The Navy is allowing the Boeing [BA] T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft to fly again when they are outfitted with several new monitors for altitude and oxygen flow, Navy officials told reporters Friday.In April the Navy grounded its T-45C fleet due to physiological episodes (PEs) related to the pilot breathing system. Initially announced in early April, the grounding continued for months because of a recent increase in PEs caused by an issue in the aircraft onboard oxygen generation system (OBOGS) (Defense…

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