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F-35 Helmet...

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This is an interesting video;-

https://youtu.be/YWGnYamu9fw

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Amazing stuff! B-) It's a $400,000 helmet from what I've read. :-O

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petermcleland wrote:
28 Nov 2017, 13:20
This is an interesting video;-

https://youtu.be/YWGnYamu9fw
Very cool! Have not seen you post in a while Peter, good to see you back.
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blanston12 wrote:
28 Nov 2017, 17:34
petermcleland wrote:
28 Nov 2017, 13:20
This is an interesting video;-

https://youtu.be/YWGnYamu9fw
Very cool! Have not seen you post in a while Peter, good to see you back.
My thoughts too.
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Indeed.
Good to see your presence, Peter.
I sure miss our online flying randevú's
Why, I'd trade one of those fancy bone domes for you any day!

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You wouldn't want to lose yours:

It's arguably the most expensive and technically complex piece of headgear ever produced and before any Royal Australian Air Force pilot steps into the cockpit of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet, they will need to be fitted with a custom-made $770,000 flight helmet.

With the Australian government committed to purchasing 72 of the controversial fighters at a cost of $12.4 billion, the bill for these smart helmets alone could exceed $55 million.

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I'm pretty sure they could have adapted a TrackIR for much less :wasntme:
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Vancouver wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 07:16
I'm pretty sure they could have adapted a TrackIR for much less :wasntme:
In the U.K. they probably will. 8)

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Here's me being confused again:
When I posted, I'm sure there were no other responses. Now there are heaps ahead of me. Maybe mine was moved down the sequence on account of local times, 28th for most, and mine being 29th? :dunno: I don't know how these things work. :S
Anyhow, you're quite right, Brian, your US$400,000 is our AU$700+

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Airspeed wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 12:05
Here's me being confused again:
You're confused? I'm confused, can't work out why your postings aren't upside down. or downside up come to that.. :hide:
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