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Old April 30th 07, 02:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Geostrategy-Direct
Week of May 2, 2007
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

Helmet system replaces heads-up display on F-35s

WASHINGTON - A helmet system has become mandatory on flights of the
new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The Helmet Mounted Display System was used in a recent F-35 flight by
a pilot from Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor of JSF.

HMDS is manufactured by Vision Systems International, formed in 1996
as a joint venture of Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins. Variants of
the system, capable of extreme off-axis targeting and cueing, have
been employed on a range of U.S. fighter-jets.

"The HMDS provides critical flight information to the pilot throughout
the entire mission," Elbit Systems said on April 12.

The F-35 was the first tactical fighter-jet to fly without a heads-up
display system since 1957. The HMDS, which took five years to develop
and undergo safety tests, is designed to provide F-35 pilots with
constant imagery and situational awareness.

"Since the F-35 has no HUD, providing virtual HUD capability has
become a mandatory requirement, entailing precise head tracking and
display operation near zero latency," VSI President Drew Brugal said.

Elbit Systems is the prime supplier of HMDS, particularly the display
management computer. Rockwell Collins contributed the helmet-mounted
display and Britain's Helmet Integrated Systems the helmet shell and
pilot personal fitting system.

HMDS enables in-flight seat ejections of up to 450 knots equivalent
air speed, or KEAS. Executives said the system was preparing for full
flight certification.

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Old April 30th 07, 03:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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On Apr 30, 9:24 am, Mike wrote:
Geostrategy-Direct
Week of May 2, 2007
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

Helmet system replaces heads-up display on F-35s

WASHINGTON - A helmet system has become mandatory on flights of the
new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The Helmet Mounted Display System was used in a recent F-35 flight by
a pilot from Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor of JSF.

HMDS is manufactured by Vision Systems International, formed in 1996
as a joint venture of Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins. Variants of
the system, capable of extreme off-axis targeting and cueing, have
been employed on a range of U.S. fighter-jets.

"The HMDS provides critical flight information to the pilot throughout
the entire mission," Elbit Systems said on April 12.

The F-35 was the first tactical fighter-jet to fly without a heads-up
display system since 1957. The HMDS, which took five years to develop
and undergo safety tests, is designed to provide F-35 pilots with
constant imagery and situational awareness.

"Since the F-35 has no HUD, providing virtual HUD capability has
become a mandatory requirement, entailing precise head tracking and
display operation near zero latency," VSI President Drew Brugal said.

Elbit Systems is the prime supplier of HMDS, particularly the display
management computer. Rockwell Collins contributed the helmet-mounted
display and Britain's Helmet Integrated Systems the helmet shell and
pilot personal fitting system.

HMDS enables in-flight seat ejections of up to 450 knots equivalent
air speed, or KEAS. Executives said the system was preparing for full
flight certification.


No HUD at all? Not even a backup system? Huh...wonder how that's going
to work out.

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Old April 30th 07, 04:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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No HUD at all? Not even a backup system? Huh...wonder how that's going
to work out.


Just like in a jet with a regular HUD - if it fails, you just use your
backup (heads-down) instruments. No big deal (except for weapons
delivery, of course - then you have to use that piece of gum you keep
in your flightsuit for just this reason).

Better view out the window, too, without all that writing cluttering
up the view!

Of course, all those HUD babies out there will probably declare an
emergency and have to be led home...

Kirk



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Old April 30th 07, 04:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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On 30 Apr 2007 08:24:15 -0700, wrote:

No HUD at all? Not even a backup system? Huh...wonder how that's going
to work out.


Just like in a jet with a regular HUD - if it fails, you just use your
backup (heads-down) instruments. No big deal (except for weapons
delivery, of course - then you have to use that piece of gum you keep
in your flightsuit for just this reason).

Better view out the window, too, without all that writing cluttering
up the view!

Of course, all those HUD babies out there will probably declare an
emergency and have to be led home...

Kirk


An old buddy who has been working out of Ft. Worth with the design
team was telling me at one of the Rat reunions about the integrated
video cameras mounted in the skin that project into the helmet based
on where you are looking. If you turn to a place where the airframe is
in the way you get video from the camera on the other side of the
structure so your view is unimpeded. If you look at the wing you see
video from the bottom side so you essentially look right through it.
Look at the floor and you get the bottom fuselage video so you see
what is beneath your feet.

Might be a bit vertigo inducing, sort of like hurtling through open
space at several hundred knots with nothing around you!


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com
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Old April 30th 07, 09:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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On Apr 30, 11:34 am, Ed Rasimus wrote:

An old buddy who has been working out of Ft. Worth with the design
team was telling me at one of the Rat reunions about the integrated
video cameras mounted in the skin that project into the helmet based
on where you are looking. If you turn to a place where the airframe is
in the way you get video from the camera on the other side of the
structure so your view is unimpeded. If you look at the wing you see
video from the bottom side so you essentially look right through it.
Look at the floor and you get the bottom fuselage video so you see
what is beneath your feet.

Might be a bit vertigo inducing, sort of like hurtling through open
space at several hundred knots with nothing around you!


My old neighbor at AW&ST was talking about the same thing. And after
the last close look I got at a Raptor (static display at Andrews AFB a
couple of years back), I have a suspicion that the same tech is being
integrated into the big bird, at least in the forward fuselage.

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Old April 30th 07, 10:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Ed Rasimus wrote:
If you look at the wing you see
video from the bottom side so you essentially look right through it.
Look at the floor and you get the bottom fuselage video so you see
what is beneath your feet.

Might be a bit vertigo inducing, sort of like hurtling through open
space at several hundred knots with nothing around you!


My God! We've reverse-engineered Wonder Woman's jet! ;-)

Pat
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Old May 1st 07, 12:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Not only that Ed, it sets up the way one could work against lasers - in
a rough sense just think about an aluminum canopy. If you can look
through the floor or through the wing you see all that you need to and
then think about actually remoting the pilot to someplace else or to
some other guy's back seat a few miles away. This is why it makes sense
to push the JSF into more development to produce both a manned and an
unmanned platform that is not made to hinge its reputation on whether or
not it can carry external stores or bomb "x" or "y", with this kind of
real ability to use stealth and enable a hands-on pilot, not some van
operator, the dynamics are opened to many new and better approaches.
The JSF could be wasted by rushing it into production as it offers
nothing better now - but think what it could down the road.



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On 30 Apr 2007 08:24:15 -0700, wrote:

No HUD at all? Not even a backup system? Huh...wonder how that's
going
to work out.


Just like in a jet with a regular HUD - if it fails, you just use your
backup (heads-down) instruments. No big deal (except for weapons
delivery, of course - then you have to use that piece of gum you keep
in your flightsuit for just this reason).

Better view out the window, too, without all that writing cluttering
up the view!

Of course, all those HUD babies out there will probably declare an
emergency and have to be led home...

Kirk


An old buddy who has been working out of Ft. Worth with the design
team was telling me at one of the Rat reunions about the integrated
video cameras mounted in the skin that project into the helmet based
on where you are looking. If you turn to a place where the airframe is
in the way you get video from the camera on the other side of the
structure so your view is unimpeded. If you look at the wing you see
video from the bottom side so you essentially look right through it.
Look at the floor and you get the bottom fuselage video so you see
what is beneath your feet.

Might be a bit vertigo inducing, sort of like hurtling through open
space at several hundred knots with nothing around you!


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com



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Old May 2nd 07, 12:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Flashnews wrote:
Not only that Ed, it sets up the way one could work against lasers - in
a rough sense just think about an aluminum canopy.


So you put the metal canopy of it, and instead of blinding you, the
laser blinds the plane's cameras...and then, as you are descending under
your parachute, the laser gets around to blinding you also. Then it sets
the chute on fire.

Pat
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Old May 2nd 07, 03:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Sounds like a great time to be an FORMER Parachute rigger!


"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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Flashnews wrote:
Not only that Ed, it sets up the way one could work against lasers - in
a rough sense just think about an aluminum canopy.


So you put the metal canopy of it, and instead of blinding you, the
laser blinds the plane's cameras...and then, as you are descending under
your parachute, the laser gets around to blinding you also. Then it sets
the chute on fire.

Pat



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Old May 2nd 07, 03:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Sorry about stealing your handle, Mike. Noted and changed..


"Mike" wrote in message
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Sounds like a great time to be an FORMER Parachute rigger!


"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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Flashnews wrote:
Not only that Ed, it sets up the way one could work against lasers -

in
a rough sense just think about an aluminum canopy.


So you put the metal canopy of it, and instead of blinding you, the
laser blinds the plane's cameras...and then, as you are descending under
your parachute, the laser gets around to blinding you also. Then it sets
the chute on fire.

Pat





 




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