U.S. Navy Can’t Figure Out Why F-18 Pilots Are Running Short of Oxygen
- In new report, Navy commander calls problem ‘elusive’
- Navy makes problem No.1 safety issue, according to report
F18 Super Hornet
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The U.S. Navy has yet to figure out how to fix oxygen deprivation and cabin pressure loss in its Boeing Co. F-18 aircraft -- a problem the service called “elusive” in a report released Thursday.
For more than a year, the Navy has been grappling with pilots suffering the potentially dangerous problems in the fighter jets.