This is interesting, A-10 Warthog father, F-16 Viper co-designer and longtime F-35 Joint Strike Fighter hater, Pierre Sprey has come out saying that the glues used to fasten F-22 Raptor’s stealth coatings to the aircraft’s skin are responsible for the spate of hypoxia-like symptoms suffered by its pilots (it’s getting so bad that we can almost say that Raptor jocks routinely suffer hypoxia).
Sprey says the glue, made of classified chemicals and is routinely reapplied to the jets, emits toxic gasses when the jet is travelling at Mach 1.6 and above. Guess who recently said they suspect the Raptors unparalleled mix of maneuverability, operating speeds and altitudes may have something to do with the problem? The U.S. Air Force.