RAF Pilots Blinded At 1000 Mph By Helmet Technical Glitch

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."

Comments

Where's the manual override?

[nikhilhs]

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

Re:Relying exclusively on electronic technology

[Anonymous Coward]

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