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Predator-Style Helmets Allow Pilots to See Through Planes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the also-makes-you-look-super-badass dept.

nitroy2k writes "It is only the neck and shoulders that prove there is a human being in there somewhere. And this isn't any Star Trek or Final Fantasy kind of trick, but the next generation of RAF fighter pilots' look, which kinda makes you wish you were in the army." And you thought Air Wolf had badass headgear.

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  1. Air Wolf by Cytlid · · Score: 4, Funny

    And you thought Air Wolf had badass headgear.

      You'll have all the kids thinking "Is Air Wolf a new game for the wii???".

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    1. Re:Air Wolf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm sure they cut the "NOT! ROFL" at the end from the recording.

    2. Re:Air Wolf by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wrong: its a stealth-strike fighter, not for carpet bombing. And of course we know those "surgical strikes" never go astray, killing wedding parties or friendly forces, right?</sarcasm> Don't hold your wedding on a carpet, problem solved !
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  2. The memories! by StarfishOne · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you thought Air Wolf had badass headgear.

    Thank you for that bit of nostalgia! Now I'm browsing YouTube for cool startup sequences and intro's of AirWolf again! :)

    What can I say more? Dom, give me the turbo's! :D

  3. Re:The scenic view by EaglemanBSA · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good point though, my brother is an airline pilot, but he's terrified of heights. He's fine, as long as he can't look down.

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  4. Re:Earlier ... by foobsr · · Score: 1, Funny

    OK, I rephrase so that the average intellect may get a grip.

    A picture of the device can be found here: http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/new-helmet-allows-fighter-pilots-to-peer-through-the-jet/

    The link given in the summary is slashdotted, which means that there are too many hits for the server to cope with. A server, in this context ... WTF

    CC.

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  5. pfft by Digitus1337 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jerks have been using these things in first person shooters for years.

  6. Re:The Pressing Question by GammaKitsune · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Civilization has taught me nothing, it's that you should always upgrade your military technology as much as possible, even when you don't seem to need it. Also, Gandhi is a huge jerk.

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  7. Re:army? by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    which kinda makes you wish you were in the army

    W's trying to lour us geeks into Iraq with cool gadgets. What's next, a Beowulf cluster of Linux tanks and a night with Natalie P.?

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  8. Re:army? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    W's trying to lour us geeks into Iraq with cool gadgets. What's next, a Beowulf cluster of Linux tanks and a night with Natalie P.?

    but leave looking like goatse

  9. predator? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    looks more like a "marvin-the-martian" style helmet to me.

  10. Interesting story, but... by PoopDaddy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was this just an excuse to use the helmet story icon?