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2. Flight helmet - Wikipedia

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   A flight helmet, sometimes referred to as a "skull dome", "bone dome" or "foam dome", is a special type of helmet primarily worn by military aircrew. A flight helmet can provide: [ 1 ] Impact protection to reduce the risk of head injury (e.g. in the event of a parachute landing) and protection from wind blast (e.g. in the event of ejection ).

3. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   Most pilots and aircrew wear a flight helmet for protection from aviation-related hazards (such as an integrated oxygen mask), but typically offers little ballistic protection. The Pith helmet is worn not for ballistic protection, but to identify weapons range coaches and other range personnel. Marine wears a M50 mask Other armor

4. List of combat helmets - Wikipedia

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   PASGT helmet: United States: 1983: United States Military, Argentine Army, Mexican Army, New Zealand Defence Force, Iraq, Costa Rica: First issued in 1983 to replace the M1 helmet. Former kevlar helmet used by the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy. Used by the USAF, but is being phased out by the ACH [46] US Air Force. [47]

5. Gentex (military contractor) - Wikipedia

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   General Textile Mills produced its first hard shell helmet using the parachute box technology that same year. The helmet, known as the H-1, was made for the U.S. Navy and the P-1 soon followed for the U.S. Air Force. These technologies were quickly incorporated into helicopter pilot helmets for both military and commercial applications, as well ...

6. Bell AH-1 Cobra - Wikipedia

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   The linchpin of US Army tactics was the helicopters, and the protection of those helicopters became a vital role. [2] It became clear that unarmed troop helicopters were vulnerable against ground fire from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops, particularly as they approached landing zones to disembark or embark troops.

7. F-22 Pilots Are Now Testing the Air Force's Helmet of ... - AOL

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   Fighter pilots are testing a new lightweight helmet that could allow for better visibility when engaging enemy jets. The helmet also fits female pilots better. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...