On social networks, there is a video showing a pilot, believed to be British, landing an F-35 stealth fighter on an aircraft carrier.
He stepped off the plane, went around shaking people’s hands and then suddenly tripped. Everyone gathered to help him up. The person who posted the video online commented: Worrying about the pilot is a small thing, worrying about the broken $ 400,000 flying helmet (nearly 10 billion VND) is the main thing.
Maybe this is a funny comment, but the flying hat is expensive and the $ 400,000 figure is completely realistic.
At a press conference in 2015, US Air Force commander General Mark A. Welsh III couldn’t seem to find the words to describe this flying helmet. ” The hat is more than a hat, it’s a workspace,” he describes the hat designed specifically for pilots flying the stealthy F-35 Lightning II. “That is the interpretation of the air battle. It is situational awareness. Calling this a helmet is really… we have to find a new word.”
Pilot on F-35.
Wired magazine called it “head gear.” The Economist: “Top Gun” (The title Top Gun is often used to refer to excellent fighter pilots-PV).
Call what you call. It couldn’t be helped that the hat was equipped with a lot of things. It has a sensor system, night vision technology, an integrated information display system, a target tracking system in the direction of the pilot’s head movement, aiming software, all designed so that the aircraft can fly. The company has a super vision: everything, everywhere. Other pilots check information on the HUD screen mounted in front of the cabin, about airspeed, direction, altitude, climb rate, information about other aircraft (friend or foe). F-35 pilots can view this information both on the HUD and directly on the helmet visor. Alternatively, an F-35 pilot can push a button on the plane’s joystick, or tap the touchscreen in the cockpit to select three modes of display on the helmet: real-time video of what’s going on. take place around the aircraft, thermal or night images.
The helmet has the ability to adjust the display parameters depending on the direction of the pilot’s view. It is connected to six cameras arranged around the F-35. It can be said that with the flying helmet, the pilot can “see” everything unlimitedly. With the help of the camera, when looking down, the pilot can see through the floor of the plane, according to Airspace magazine.