consultant, said the instruments seemed to show that haney blacked out for at least 15 seconds and regained consciousness too late to save the plane. the f-22 has meant huge profits for the lockheed martin company. and in a ceremony, the final of some 187 f-22s was turned over to the air force. we complete the nation s f-22 fifth generation fighter fleet. reporter: but for now, however, the f-22 s most prominent use seems to be to perform tricks in air shows. in effect, a $500 million stunt plane. the air force says some of the f-22s have now been deployed to the middle east as a show of force to iran and that it has added new safety features for its pilots while it tries to figure out what s wrong with the oxygen system in this expensive aircraft. brian ross, abc news, new york. something that costs $500 million, i expect the oxygen system to work properly. and if you know there s a problem, why hasn t it been fixed? i mean, this young man died two years ago.
the f-22 has meant huge profits for the lockheed martin company. and in a ceremony, the final of some 187 f-22s was turned over to the air force. we complete the nation s f-22 fifth generation fighter fleet. reporter: but for now, however, the f-22 s most prominent use seems to be to perform tricks in air shows. in effect, a $500 million stunt plane. the air force says some of the f-22s have now been deployed to the middle east as a show of force to iran and that it has added new safety features for its pilots while it tries to figure out what s wrong with the oxygen system in this expensive aircraft. brian ross, abc news, new york. something that costs $500 million, i expect the oxygen system to work properly. and if you know there s a problem, why hasn t it been fixed? this young man died two years ago. unbelievable. how it would take that long.