Sing4Him
April 1st, 2008, 11:06 AM
Carcinogen Found for 2nd Time in F-16i Fighter Jets
25 Adar Bet 5768, April 1, '08
(IsraelNN.com) A team of Israel Air Force officials has been sent to the Lockheed Martin plant in Texas where the F-16i Sufa "Storm" fighter jet is built after a carcinogen was again found in the cockpits of two of the aircraft, it was announced Tuesday.
The discovery comes a week after the substance, formaldehyde, was found in two other cockpits in the same type of aircraft. IAF Commander Eliezer Shkedy immediately grounded all F-16i jets until further notice. Pilots had been complaining of irritation of throat and mucous membrane for three years, with a sharp rise in recent months, but IAF officials said investigations ..
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/144274
25 Adar Bet 5768, April 1, '08
(IsraelNN.com) A team of Israel Air Force officials has been sent to the Lockheed Martin plant in Texas where the F-16i Sufa "Storm" fighter jet is built after a carcinogen was again found in the cockpits of two of the aircraft, it was announced Tuesday.
The discovery comes a week after the substance, formaldehyde, was found in two other cockpits in the same type of aircraft. IAF Commander Eliezer Shkedy immediately grounded all F-16i jets until further notice. Pilots had been complaining of irritation of throat and mucous membrane for three years, with a sharp rise in recent months, but IAF officials said investigations ..
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/144274