Aircraft Oxygen Generation

Abstract

Airborne Oxygen Generation (AOG) Systems are used on most fighter aircraft due to reduced servicing and logistics support, and safety considerations. The F-22 aircraft is equipped with such a system to provide breathing air to the pilot. This system takes engine bleed air and concentrates it to the appropriate partial pressure of oxygen as determined by the cabin altitude. Beginning in 2008, the F-22 aircraft began to experience a significantly higher rate of hypoxia-like incidents with unknown causes as reported by the pilots. The Air Force was not able to determine the root cause for these incidents and a further review was recommended to the Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary then tasked the United States Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to perform a Quicklook Study to cover three areas

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567568

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
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