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RAF Pilots Blinded At 1000 Mph By Helmet Technical Glitch

Posted by timothy on from the heads-up dept.

codeusirae writes "RAF pilots were left 'blinded' by a barrage of images while flying at speeds of over 1,000 mph when a number of technical glitches hit their high-tech helmets. The visors were supposed to provide the fighter pilots with complete vision and awareness, but problems with the display produced a blurring known as 'green-glow,' meaning they were unable to see clearly.The green glow occurred when a mass of information was displayed on the helmet-mounted display systems, including radar pictures and images from cameras mounted around the aircraft."

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  1. Where's the manual override? by nikhilhs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Glitches happen. I'd assume there's an easy to reach switch that would make the visor of the helmet transparent.

  2. Re:Relying exclusively on electronic technology by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The pilot is already a single point of failure.

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    "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
  3. Re:Relying exclusively on electronic technology by Luckyo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Fly by wire has multiple redundancies. It's not a single point of failure any more than hydraulic control system is.

  4. Re:Relying exclusively on electronic technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's how I approach things: If there's already 1 single point of failure, why not introduce a bunch of others?