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USAF Will Gradually Lift F-22 Flight Restrictions
Restrictions on the U.S. Air Force fleet of F-22 Raptors will be gradually lifted now that the service believes it has identified the root cause of pilot hypoxia problems. These two aircraft appeared at the Andrews Joint Services Open House last May. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
Restrictions on the U.S. Air Force fleet of F-22 Raptors will be gradually lifted now that the service believes it has identified the root cause of pilot hypoxia problems. These two aircraft appeared at the Andrews Joint Services Open House last May. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

The U.S. Air Force will gradually lift flight restrictions placed on its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fleet in response to unexplained incidents of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, experienced by pilots dating as far back as 2008.