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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

funmudder
April 1st, 2008, 11:54 AM
It could be as simple as the seats. Formaldehyde off gases are in our carpets at home, in the car (that new car smell) in new clothes, it's all over. Could be in their breathing apparatus. In closed quarters like that, the effects would be stronger I would think.

SummerSailing81
April 1st, 2008, 04:53 PM
My first thought was that they must be made in China. Imagine my surprise.:lol2