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NESC Head: Air Force Should Complete ‘End-To-End’ Testing Of F-22’s Life Support System

Friday, September 14th, 2012

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The head of the NASA team that reviewed the Air Force’s assessment of hypoxia-like symptoms with F-22 pilots said yesterday the service should conduct “end-to-end” testing of the jet’s systems that provide breathing air. NASA Engineering Safety Center (NESC) Principal Engineer Clinton Cragg also told the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee that the service should have completed this assessment during initial F-22 testing. “Any change to a system should trigger the appropriate human-systems integration testing,” Cragg…

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