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| Israel grounds some F-16 fighters over cancer fears |
| 2008-03-21 |
| JERUSALEM (Rooters) - The Israeli air force said on Friday it was suspending training flights using U.S.-made F-16I fighter jets after finding a suspected cancer-causing substance in the cockpit. Israel informed Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. defense contractor that manufactures the F-16, that formaldehyde residues were leaking into the cockpit, the military said in a statement. "Tests have shown that the substance is formaldehyde, which was recently identified as a carcinogen," the statement said. "The air force has passed the information to the aircraft manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, and tests are being coordinated with the company." The two-seater F-16I, known in Israel as the "Storm", was designed specifically for the Israeli air force. The air force did not say whether non-training flights were affected. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #5 Could get all snarky and ask for the location of all the ex-katrina FEMA trailers and if any were used by L-M for parts storage. but this looks like a cover for other issues and i would be more suspect of a ketone based substance ( MIK, MEK, are two that come to mind) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-03-21 16:38 |
| #4 We used to almost bathe in formaldehyde in my Zoology classes. 30 years later I can still smell the stuff when I think of those lab classes and you reeked for days afterward of the stuff. |
| Posted by: Phil_B 2008-03-21 11:01 |
| #3 Darth, Yes they do, called OBOGS - On board Oxygen Generation System. There is also OBIGS / OBIGGS On board Inert Gas Gerneration System. Often used to pressurize the feul tanks among other tings. |
| Posted by: bombay 2008-03-21 10:58 |
| #2 ...so what is the issue again? Tort Lawyers? The baddies will kill you quickly, the tort lawyers will make you pay for an eternity. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-21 10:14 |
| #1 Oh GOD! NOOOOOOO!!!! Ya know, if I remember correctly, the pilots have a separate breathing system and a mask ... so what is the issue again? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-21 09:09 |