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F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

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jai5w4

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F-35's 8x20 MFD & Helmet Mounted Display (HMD)

8"x20" MFD, Finger-on-Screen capability, and new Helmet system, Brit-style g-suit and new, adjustable Martin Baker seat are some of the highlights.

http://www.codeonemagazine.com/archives/2006/articles/apr_06/front-office/index.html

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-jai5w4
 
Who is the girl? I want to meet her.

Oh yeah, uh, cool screen and head gear too.

What was this thread about again?
 
Mefesto said:
Nice find... but WTF is with that helmet??? Obviously designed by someone thats never had to try and look behind them during a BFM engagement.
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As the helmet is designed to allow the pilot to cue his aircraft's weapons by simply turning his head, I'd have to disagree with you.
 
Ryan_Cunningham said:
As the helmet is designed to allow the pilot to cue his aircraft's weapons by simply turning his head, I'd have to disagree with you.
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As his point was, if you are defensive i.e. looking behind you for the bad guys, you aren’t worried about “cueing weapons”. We don’t have lasers that shoot backwards…Yet.:icon_smil
 
heh, first thing I thought of seeing that helmet was this one

:edit:uploaded image instead of attempting to link, oh yeah for those who don't know it's the metroid helmet
 

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pilot_man said:
As his point was, if you are defensive i.e. looking behind you for the bad guys, you aren’t worried about “cueing weapons”. We don’t have lasers that shoot backwards…Yet.:icon_smil
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I personally don't believe that helmet will interfere with ones vision much at all. If you look in varying directions, without moving your head, it appears that your vision would be limited no more by that helmet, than by the features on your face. Unless he was talking about the helmet being large and making it more difficult to turn your head and such, then I would probably agree to some degree, although I've heard that it really doesn't weigh much more than current helmets. It does however appear awkward.
 
fc2spyguy said:
heh, first thing I thought of seeing that helmet was this one

:edit:uploaded image instead of attempting to link, oh yeah for those who don't know it's the metroid helmet
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If the eyes were covered by a black visor, it'd look a lot like a TIE pilot helmet too.

And I think PropStop's the only poster so far on this thread that's got his priorities right. :D
 
Mefesto said:
Ok.. and huh, how many defensive sets have you done Ryan? Scratch that, how much time to you have fighting... period?
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Wait, you mean through experience you may have a different view, and possibly more valid? Say it ain't so!
 
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