Gents, I find the repeated references to "unprecedented" acceleration and g-loading interesting.
It seems to me that on this issue, the Air Force and NASA are walking a fine line between providing a credible explanation and disclosing information that would suggest F-22's performance envelop is even more impressive than previously realized.
Lyon said he is still working on the oxygen concentration issue. The problem , Lyon said, is that the Air Force provides the pilots with more oxygen than they need to help them retain consciousness should a worst-case scenario disaster result. But that is complicated by the fact that unlike any other aircraft , the F-22 flies at higher altitudes and higher levels of acceleration – or “High-G.” “We’re working the balance between catastrophic possibility and day-to-day flying,” Lyon said.
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