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Originally Posted by IronDuke99
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Originally Posted by Mobhack
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The pilot escaping a shot down aircraft, is, surely, a fairly basic thing to get right? Or is it overcoming physics and common sense again: Vastly expensive aircraft, the aircraft is so expensive it should be A) Invulnerable and B) the pilot is, finally, worth less than the aircraft so it is not so important?
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The problem with the F-35 and ejection apparently comes from the massive weight of the VR helmet thingy the pilots have to wear. Undergoing rapid rocket acceleration that occurs with ejector seats, the pilot's neck seems to have a severe problem coping with all this and so is likely to be snapped by the massive whiplash effect. |
So the people making the F35 lost sight of the restrictions the human body places on stuff? Really? |
Apparently so.
Then again, stuff that is cool in the design shop sometimes does not work well when exposed to reality. I worked on a Sea King airborne sonobouy system (that rapidly grew into a mission system), and the initial design used a track ball. That worked fine till it was installed in a real helicopter, which vibrates like a wobbly thing. The trackball then produced its own jiggle from the vibes. Had to be replaced with a stiff stick controller.
This VR helmet may have to be shelved if its so deadly, waiting for possible future tech that
is light enough to be put in a normal weight flight helmet?. Pilots certainly do
not have time to fish out a neck brace from storage somewhere in the cockpit and fit it properly, before pulling the eject handle!.