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Old 16th Mar 2013, 13:00
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SpazSinbad
 
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Fly the F-35 with a Bag Over Your Head

Ooops - info is for 'JSFan' (Mike Skaff is 'lead designer' of the F-35 cockpit)

A White Paper By: Lockheed Martin An Overview of The F-35 Cockpit

An Overview of The F-35 Cockpit | SLDInfo

"...Currently, the helmet is working well but with any new technology there are developmental challenges. Mitigation pathways for the issues facing the helmet have been developed and are being implemented. The fact is that the helmet is already in use and the reviews from the pilots are overwhelmingly positive. One pilot went so far as to say, “I could fly the whole mission with a helmet bag over the top of my head and just look through the sensors and fly the airplane safely.”

Another pilot recently stated, “I wouldn’t go back to a fixed HUD (Head-Up Display). It is clear that the potential of the helmet and what it’s going to be able to do for the war fighter is overwhelmingly positive and I would never want to go back."..."

The F-25 Cockpit: Enabling the Pilot as a Tactical Decision Maker
Michael L. Skaff | F-35 Pilot Vehicle Interface

Graphics from the .PPTX file at:
http://www.slideshare.net/robbinlair...ckpit/download
OR
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_download-id-15870.html (2.4Mb PDF)
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Graphics will follow and in the meantime they can be viewed here:

Helmet-mounted displays :: F-16.net




Last edited by SpazSinbad; 16th Mar 2013 at 19:56. Reason: PPTX to PDF download URL + images + oops add author
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