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Post by SylvreKat on Jan 8, 2019 10:04:32 GMT -5
I just saw an auction for a flight helmet. Which made me wonder--why DO pilots wear helmets? It's not like it's gonna help them survive if they crash. There's a HUGE diff between driving a scooter, even one that goes 100+ mph, and driving a jet fighter plane.
While I am completely ATGATT, this one suddenly doesn't quite make sense to me.
>'Kat
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Post by floridagull on Jan 8, 2019 10:21:42 GMT -5
Random Thoughts in Response...
Protect head while ejecting?
Protect head while parachuting to ground?
Protect from shrapnel or shattered glass/canopy?
I initially thought this was an engine idle question... 😉
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Post by justin5779 on Jan 8, 2019 11:12:25 GMT -5
If you're looking for a mobility scooter you should check out this site. Regards, from Scooters 'N Chairs |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 9, 2019 0:46:06 GMT -5
Kat,
Floridagull got it right... I friend of mine was a fighter-pilot in Viet Nam and he says about the same... The helmet does protect one from a LOT of potential mayhem other than a crash... Which will usually kill you...
The newest helmets also have all sorts of technology for hands-free communication, flying, aiming guns/missiles, etc. but you won't find them for sale... LOL!
I'll just be glad when I finally again have a USE for MY old helmet! LOLOLOL!
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Post by SylvreKat on Jan 9, 2019 8:29:28 GMT -5
Thanks, 'gull & Leo! Now I can finally get some sleep  And apologies for the idle confusion. But 'gull, you really should've known better, seeing who posted the thread.... >'Kat |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jan 9, 2019 21:24:16 GMT -5
When I was in the USMC, all pilots wore helmets except C-130 drivers.The other exception were the helicopter pilots that flew the president and other government people, in squadron HMX-1.
-There were two types of flight helmets. Plane and jet pilots wore a close fitting helmet that could attach an oxygen mask. Helicopter helmets were bigger and emphasized sound attenuation.
-Flight instructors in the T-34 liked to rapidly throw it into a tight turn to smash the students head against the canopy.
-There were many reasons to wear helmets in helicopters. Helicopters have so many heavy parts spinning at high speed that a catastrophic mechanical failure, even on the ground, can spray a large area with metal parts (like if a blade breaks off due to corrosion. All those rotating parts become unbalanced, forcing major parts to break and spin off).
-Helmets also make it easy to mount night vision goggles, weapons sights, etc.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 13, 2019 1:05:13 GMT -5
Wheelbender6,35 years ago, I was enjoying a new little speedboat and threw it into a tight turn, throwing my Wife into the lake... LOL! I was brand-new to boats, and didn't realize they can turn a LOT harder than cars!So young, and SO much yet to learn...  Good thing she landed in WATER! Like old pilots tell me: "If water was REALLY hard as ground, you'd see pelicans diving for gophers"...….
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jan 14, 2019 1:10:53 GMT -5
" I was enjoying a new little speedboat and threw it into a tight turn, throwing my Wife into the lake"
Funny! I hope you weren't in the dog house for too long after that.
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Post by toxictom on Jan 23, 2019 16:16:42 GMT -5
I have a friend who crashed his small Citabria, He said if he hadn't been wearing the flight helmet he'd be dead.
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