lightweight helmet

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight helmet that has built in ANR
or that can be retrofitted with it? Something similar to the light
skiing helmets folks are wearing or perhaps something like a hockey
type of helmet (paint it black and look Delta).

Thanks.

Joa

In article , Joa
wrote:

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight helmet that has built in ANR
or that can be retrofitted with it? Something similar to the light
skiing helmets folks are wearing or perhaps something like a hockey
type of helmet (paint it black and look Delta).

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

"EDR" wrote in message
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In article , Joa
wrote:

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight helmet that has built in ANR
or that can be retrofitted with it? Something similar to the light
skiing helmets folks are wearing or perhaps something like a hockey
type of helmet (paint it black and look Delta).

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

Go to a sporting goods store and look for a skateboard helmet. We call them
Pro-techs...I picked mine up for about $15, and slapped an NVG mount on it,
for night E&E. You might be able to mod it to fit a headset...
....and they aren't just for Delta

Brad B.

David Clark makes a hard (pieced) helmet that adapts to any of their
headsets. The model # is K-10, and it's pricey.
A ProTec, while you may be able to hang your headset on them, are not
made for aviation use. Don't waste your money on one (unless your head
is only worth $15!).
Bill

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

Go to a sporting goods store and look for a skateboard helmet. We call them
Pro-techs...I picked mine up for about $15, and slapped an NVG mount on it,
for night E&E. You might be able to mod it to fit a headset...
...and they aren't just for Delta

Brad B.

Um, not to be a pill, but how is "aviation use" - especially for a
homebuilder - special? What's the purpose of a helmet? To protect
your head from damage when it hits something, right? What are you
likely to hit your head on while skating, skateboarding or biking?
Pavement - at speeds up to 20 mph or so. What are you likely to hit
your head on while flying an airplane? Internal structure (in
turbulence)? I know that military pilots wear substantial helmets,
but they face ejecting at high speed. WWII flyers wore cloth caps.

Ultralight flyers often wear full-face helmets like those worn by many
motocycle riders, but they risk hitting the ground at speeds faster
than a fast taxi.

So for our purposes, what's the need for an "aviation" helmet?

(Bill Wallace) wrote in message . com...
David Clark makes a hard (pieced) helmet that adapts to any of their
headsets. The model # is K-10, and it's pricey.
A ProTec, while you may be able to hang your headset on them, are not
made for aviation use. Don't waste your money on one (unless your head
is only worth $15!).
Bill

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

Go to a sporting goods store and look for a skateboard helmet. We call them
Pro-techs...I picked mine up for about $15, and slapped an NVG mount on it,
for night E&E. You might be able to mod it to fit a headset...
...and they aren't just for Delta

Brad B.

So for our purposes, what's the need for an "aviation" helmet?

Most aviation deaths are caused by head injury, hitting the dash or other
structure. Shoulder straps help tremendously, but do not always protect
completely.

(Corrie) wrote:

So for our purposes, what's the need for an "aviation" helmet?

Preconfigured to accomodate a headset - speakers and mic.....

Corrie,
Light duty helmets (bicycle, skate etc.) do not have the apropriate
crushable impact protection needed at the speeds/inertias of aviation
use. A bike helmet (most of them)are useless styrofoam and a light
shell. Skate helmets aren't much better. DOT, SNELL and ANSI test and
certify helmets for different uses.
UltraComm and Instruct-a-comm are a couple of other manufacturers that
make helmets for ultralight use. My comment about the $15 head was
meant as humor, not as a dig. I know your head is worth at least $20!
(another joke, come on loosen up).
Bill "$21head" Wallace

(Corrie) wrote in message . com...
Um, not to be a pill, but how is "aviation use" - especially for a
homebuilder - special? What's the purpose of a helmet? To protect
your head from damage when it hits something, right? What are you
likely to hit your head on while skating, skateboarding or biking?
Pavement - at speeds up to 20 mph or so. What are you likely to hit
your head on while flying an airplane? Internal structure (in
turbulence)? I know that military pilots wear substantial helmets,
but they face ejecting at high speed. WWII flyers wore cloth caps.

Ultralight flyers often wear full-face helmets like those worn by many
motocycle riders, but they risk hitting the ground at speeds faster
than a fast taxi.

So for our purposes, what's the need for an "aviation" helmet?

(Bill Wallace) wrote in message . com...
David Clark makes a hard (pieced) helmet that adapts to any of their
headsets. The model # is K-10, and it's pricey.
A ProTec, while you may be able to hang your headset on them, are not
made for aviation use. Don't waste your money on one (unless your head
is only worth $15!).
Bill

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

Go to a sporting goods store and look for a skateboard helmet. We call them
Pro-techs...I picked mine up for about $15, and slapped an NVG mount on it,
for night E&E. You might be able to mod it to fit a headset...
...and they aren't just for Delta

Brad B.

Joa wrote:

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight helmet that has built in ANR
or that can be retrofitted with it? Something similar to the light
skiing helmets folks are wearing or perhaps something like a hockey
type of helmet (paint it black and look Delta).

Thanks.

Joa

The Army GBU-56 (army surplus?) is pretty darn light weight. Has clear and
gray shields and it looks cool.

Fred

"Frederick Wilson" wrote in message
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Joa wrote:

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight helmet that has built in ANR
or that can be retrofitted with it? Something similar to the light
skiing helmets folks are wearing or perhaps something like a hockey
type of helmet (paint it black and look Delta).

Thanks.

Joa

The Army GBU-56 (army surplus?) is pretty darn light weight. Has clear and
gray shields and it looks cool.

Fred


Or the Russian Air Force Shz-50 at
http://secure.sovietski.com/cgi-bin/...ct/View/200642

Thanks to Ron Wanttaja who looks kewl in his.

Rich S.