Thursday, December 22, 2016
F-35’s $400K Helmet Still Blinds Pilots on Night Flights,(Have to turn it way up at low light levels, washes out symbology,no contrast,NEXT!) TOPICS:Amphibious Ship Carrier F-35BF-35C Green Glow Helmet Joint Strike Fighter Landing
Good grief, "Green Glow" gets it's own tag with this article. Why the Admiral was brought on eMagin's Board...
One discovery made as the F-35C Navy carrier variant and F-35B Marine Corps “jump jet” variant wrapped up ship testing this year was that the symbology on the pricey helmet was still too bright and distracting for pilots landing on carriers or amphibious ships in the lowest light conditions, Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters.
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2016/12/21/f-35-helmet-blinds-pilots-night-flights/
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