Will The F-35 Helmet Display System "Scare the Bejeezus Out of Enemies"?
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2007/05/15 23:11:05
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"This is the new helmet-mounted display system for the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter. The helmet is designed to provide pilots with binocular-wide field-of-view, give night vision abilities and scare enemy pilots at first sight. It was used for the first time last April, making the F-35 the first combat plane without a cockpit-mounted heads-up display in a very long time.
Beyond making the pilot look like a spooky insect (comic book nerd moment: the Morpheus helmet from Neil Gaiman's Sandman comes to mind), the F-35 HDMS is loaded with all kinds of amazing goodies, like extreme off-axis targeting and head tracking 'providing the pilot with unprecedented situational awareness and tactical capability.' The helmet was developed by Vision Systems International, a company that has other quite weird designs that are already operational, like the DASH and the JHMCS. Technical specs and another image of the F-35 HMDS after the jump." -Gizmodo
So - is this SCARY or no?
Go to trivia at right for links on more photos
etc.
Beyond making the pilot look like a spooky insect (comic book nerd moment: the Morpheus helmet from Neil Gaiman's Sandman comes to mind), the F-35 HDMS is loaded with all kinds of amazing goodies, like extreme off-axis targeting and head tracking 'providing the pilot with unprecedented situational awareness and tactical capability.' The helmet was developed by Vision Systems International, a company that has other quite weird designs that are already operational, like the DASH and the JHMCS. Technical specs and another image of the F-35 HMDS after the jump." -Gizmodo
So - is this SCARY or no?
Go to trivia at right for links on more photos
etc.
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- Marco 2008/04/02 21:47:30Yes
Fortunately they don't know the full capabilities that this helmet provides to weapons employment.reply - Shan 2007/09/07 21:22:16UndecidedI looked at the photo of yes and no and cant tell which one is wearing the helmetreply
- Patrick 2007/07/28 01:48:44 (edited)NoWhat he will be shooting at them I'm sure will scare hell out of them so bad they will not care if he were flying with a Clown face and a thong. Besides I scare more children with my teeth out than that would now days with all these games on the computer they play.reply
- Bear 2007/05/20 02:13:13YesIt makes someone look like a bug.reply
- Tom 2007/05/16 04:28:46Noits hard to see at 500 miles per hour at 1000 feetreply
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YesSeriously, if I saw anyone in this even walking down the street I would probably pee my pants. It is SCARRRRRRRRRRY! Fo' sho'!reply
- Alva 2007/05/15 23:16:56No+1Dang, wish I could get one!reply
- Rod 2007/05/15 23:14:07Nono its pretty badassreply
