Statement of Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Program; Before the House Armed Serviced Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, US House of Representatives
Statement of Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Program; Before the House Armed Serviced Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, US House of Representatives (Apr 4, 2019)
Physiological Events and Mitigation Strategy:
Physiological Events and Mitigation Strategy: Since May of 2017, the F-35 JPO has been conducting a multi-Service, multi-Partner investigation and resolution effort to mitigate Physiological Events (PE) in all variants of the F-35. As of March 2019, a total of thirty-seven PEs (thirty-one in flight and six on-ground) have occurred across all variants of the F-35, resulting in an in-flight incident rate of approximately twenty-two PEs per 100,000 flight-hours, similar to other Department of Defense platforms.
While a specific root cause for these events in the F-35 has yet to be identified, specific actions have been carried out in order to reduce and mitigate these PEs, including modifying and improving the On Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGSs, similar to other Department of Defense platforms.
While a specific root cause for these events in the F-35 has yet to be identified, specific actions have been carried out in order to reduce and mitigate these PEs, including modifying and improving the On Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS)
