Why US F-35 Pilots Take 2 Days to Fit Their $400,000 Most Advanced Helmet

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

5:06 Im so glad he made it. Almost same for me about the age of getting interested about aviation. I was 2-3 yr old when traveling with my mom and there it was. Wanted to be pilot so bad (AF) and just 6 months before going in army I got injured in a car accident that wasnt my fault. Ended up having life changing injuries, and im sitting in wheelchair, got broken neck. It feels super bad but you gotta go forward. I am so happy when people get their dreams come true even mine wasnt so succesful. Go after your dreams and work for it.

[@marlimoura6723]

👉💪👏👏👏

[@Mr.Robert1]

THAT SUCKS IF YOU'RE TELLING A TRUE STORY. NEVER KNOW ANYMORE WITH THE WEB. Lt Rob United States Air Force Retired.

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

@@Mr.Robert1 It is a true story. Things just happen in life. Not always the best way. You seem to be retired pilot, thats so cool! What you were flying?

[@brothergigawatt2116]

the f 35 is a turkey

[@johnkennedysilveira1323]

Even with back problems, you could became a pilot, I have 2 knees replacement, back and neck fusion, heart attacks. And still flying, instructing, driving. Bycicling,swimming,kayaking, and having fun with my wife,( well not to offtem lately) working 14 hours a day. Not bragging unless you're paraplegic you could still do it, I am 60 years old and still doing everything I did before get my spare parts on, GO FOR IT,BROTHER, a PP license is cheap, and you can fly your ass off. Civilian air is much better than military, try on..

[@FrederickHdez]

My dream and that of many people was also to be a fighter pilot, congratulations to those who made it come true.

[@jaggerbushOG]

Not me!

[@aaronsoto4622]

these guys unity and absolute professionalism at work always astounds me. They all work as an absolute unit. Mad respect too the military.

[@scottsevers6194]

When have you fought fires...wake up 😢😊

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

​@@scottsevers6194 The hell are you talking about

[@HowToTouch]

Respect for bombing little children halfway across the world? US airforce is made on the blood of children

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

Man, I was really impressed with the ladder part and how efficiently used it! Phuq the plane I want the ladder!

[@Blackkavanje]

I will get you a ladder when One has Crashed here ...they often do here

[@dienlanhcali]

I love America. My second home.

[@2011Rick]

A couple of clarifications: 1. Monocular HMDs (Helmet Mounted Displays) have been around for 40+ years. The earliest US flyable prototypes were the Kaiser Electronics Agile Eye. I can't recall which USAF aircraft served as the original test beds. Magnetic tracker technology provided helmet yaw/pitch/roll; such technology required mapping of individual cockpits. 2. The Kaiser Electronics/Elbit Systems,Ltd team subsequently developed the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) fist deployed on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and subsequent on the F-16 and F-15 Eagle. This is also a monocular system using a small monochome CRT and custom optics to provide the pilot with flight information, situational awareness, and target cueing capability. All this generation of fighter retained "convention" Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) 3. The F-35 HMD is a different beast all together with incredibly challenging requirements including wide field of view binocular display, integrated night vision (mentioned in the video), extremely complex high tolerance optics, and weight/center of gravity requirements designed to enhance survivability in case of ejection (note the absence of paint on the pictured helmets). The capability of the F-35 HMD relieves the pilot of need for a HUD and a wide field of view HUD as seen on the F-15E in today's dollars I'm sure would be well north of the $400K and provide only a fraction of the capability of the helmet system. The helmet must withstand windblast during very high speed ejection and remain intact prior to ejection as the canopy fragments above the pilot's head. That entire aspect of the "helmet" development was well beyond the then state of the art. 4. The binocular nature of the HMD requires fitting to the precise location of the pilot's eyes during fitting and this precision must be maintained during high-g maneuvers. If the helmet shifts on the pilot's head accuracy will diminish and the improper eye location can increase pilot fatigue.

[@RIGAUX_]

They’ve should’ve mentioned the F-4J/S where equipped with HMDs before being replaced by the F-14A in the late 70’s

[@Bananaman162]

I know I heard him say that it’s the first to get an hmd and I was like ?? Most of them have them it’s weird when they don’t have them. Even the chinook has them

[@planckstudios]

A while back I read about some helmet tech that mapped a camera's view onto a pilot's tongue (apparently w/ training the nerves of the tongue have enough density/res to be used as a 3rd eye). Have you heard about this? any thoughts on usability when flying/breathing?

[@josephblanchard6248]

Thank you!!

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Seems surprising that a head-mounted optical magnification system for zooming in on distant targets was not considered as a possibility. Vibration and motion sickness is likely the issue behind the absence of head mounted binoculars, but I'd bet it can be done.

[@justadbeer]

Helmets sure have come a long way. Back in the old days I was into cross country dirt bike (enduro) riding and hung out with a lot of guys from all over the US. One old geezer from New Jersey who actually used to write for Cycle magazine back in the early 70's told me that there was an Air Force base near there and it wasn't uncommon to have a pilot eject over an area they used to ride called the Jersey Pine Barons. Riders would frequently be the first on site only to find a pilot hanging from his chute in the trees. He told me the price of getting helped down was tossing that helmet down first because back in the 60's, you couldn't get a better helmet than a genuine air force issued helmet. They probably cost $50 back then lol

[@AlexTheFollowerofJesusChrist]

That actually is believable. I live in the Pine Barrens in NJ and I live right next to Mcquire Air force base and they are always constantly flying over here.

[@flyingwolffilms]

@Ralph Reilly probably but it may have happened once.

[@joaobranco2164]

Although an AF helmet will, likely, be of little use on a bike... You see... No chin protection, if you're unlucky on your fall...

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Uh, barrens maybe?

[@bestieswithtesties]

Doubtable. Not only would a service member face punishment for "misplacing" a piece of military issued equipment (they keep track of that stuff), not to mention any pilot ejecting like that would be well aware that a search party would be headed out for them.

[@milesboehmer9969]

Awesome, US dis-abled army vet Thanks-for your service to all you pilots that help the grunts on the ground and thanks to all who serve

[@lindaross783]

Thank God for our grunts. We love you. Thank you for your service. All our military rocks.

[@TheDutchPathFinder1]

Thank you for your service pilots.

[@sidescrollrtrav]

so kewl that in front of the intake of the jet, it was making little tornados. that is how perfectly designed it is. amazing.

[@weirdmood8102]

I thought I was seeing things until I just read this comment!

[@Mc_Riib]

That’s how much suction that things got. You have to be extremely careful around them.. they’ll suck you up fast

[@ashemgold]

Dyson designed...

[@Mc_Riib]

@@ashemgold 😂😂😂😂

[@ajkendro3413]

This happens quite frequently when there is humidity around the aircraft. The F-16 was good at it with the intake so close to the ground.

[@mikekincaid7412]

This is why we had those very nice very expensive helmet bags . You don’t turn your helmet in .. you keep it forever.. but there was also enough room in there it was a nice little travel bag.

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

No way, these helmets are CPU's etc.. I bet these don't go home with the pilot, just like the combat jet they signed for!

[@Brickswol]

@@roseanneroseannadanna9651 lmao Imagine getting to keep the jet once you retire.

[@FlixViewfood]

@@roseanneroseannadanna9651 you keep it forever because it was literally made just for you.

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

@@FlixViewfood WOW! Really? Hu. I would assume it's just the actual head piece and not all the extra hardware

[@tylerrunyan1428]

@@FlixViewfood no u don't its a national security risk. don't want the tech getting reverse engineered by our enemies

[@northstartacopilot61]

I worked on this project. Absolutely amazing technology, the price tag is worth the capabilities it brings.

[@misaelcolon2255]

its not like an average civilian is gonna have a reason to buy those helmets...

[@rhoefelmeyer]

@@misaelcolon2255 I wish I had a reason. I can't even be a pilot due to medical. Otherwise, how would I fulfill a Letter of Marque and Reprisal? I guess I'll need a frigate instead of A/C

[@user-rk9np3yi3h]

돈으로하나봐요 화성에는누가돈냅니까

[@VictorLarsen-fy9ls]

Nice PR attempt. But if we talk about one combat unit, it's just a cut of money, call a spade a spade.

[@Otpevatel]

😆

[@castnerscutthroats9297]

Since the late 70's & early 80's it has always taken multiple days to custom fit a helmet for military pilot/crew members due to custom handmade edge rolls, custom fit liners (formerly poured, now just heated), bayonet; visor; flash blindness goggles & NVG attachment placement as well as custom made/fit masks

[@Optikification]

Not in the RAF in the 80's, pilot comes in gets an helmet put on his head, pull some strings to tighten, fit the O2 mask so its snug not tight then lower the 2 visors to sit right just above the mask and off they went. All in all an hour max.

[@jlo7770]

Dude they put bayonets on mf'ing fighter jet helmets? Is that for stabbin commies if your hands are tied up or what?

[@robertconville6269]

All aviators are on a different level! Semper Fi!

[@JosephAntone-m4j]

My dream is to fly that awesome plane one day see u in the sky!!! Warriors

[@ForrestGumpWR]

Fly high brothers ❤

[@bartonseagrave9605]

$20,000 for the helmet, $380,000 for Top Brass and key Politicians.

[@TheTrex600ESP]

Finaly someone who got it!

[@800rmkpro]

Don't forget the "big guy"😂

[@adewalekehinde5057]

🤣🤣

[@iallreadyknowsunshine57]

No. The electronics and telemetry alone would be 100,000 plus,then the carbon fibre and kevlar composite helmet easy 50,000 then all the fittings,tubing,wiring thats made of the highest quality materials available would be another 50,000. Then include the inital design,and personlaised fitting and your close to 400,000 a pop. These helmets aren't go cart helmets,they are high tech cutting edge technology units.

[@jordaanelectronics]

Easy spending with tax money

[@MaharajaTactic]

True man's job! Beautiful!

[@robertray1518]

The "helmet’s" DAS and other displays are in the helmet. This replaces other displays in the cockpit, so in essence the cost is just shifted.

[@ariandyonis9986]

Thank you sir for your distinct comments . Remerciements de France.

[@Chalisque]

I'm curious with these $400,000 helmets, how much of that $400k is from the bill of materials for it, and how much from amortising the R&D costs.

[@dakotareid1566]

Like everything else the materials is probably the lowest cost, then R&D, then labour. Considering that everything military is made in the US labour costs are insane

[@selotmani1]

just pay them mister citizen, it's the slavering of democracy.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

who should pay for research?

[@Chalisque]

@@dakotareid1566 That's why I'm curious as to the distribution of the cost. For example, if such helmets were to become commonplace, much of the R&D is already largely done.

[@Chalisque]

I think people misunderstand my question. I'm not saying e.g. 'research shouldn't be paid for' or anything like that. Just how much of that $400,000 goes each to bill-of-materials, manufacturing costs, labour for customising the helmet to each pilot, and also research and development. It's just something I'm curious about.

[@ashuazeem356]

❤ love presentation

[@Timelt51]

Very professional! I love your videos!

[@BreakthroughProcess]

They are elite soldiers, and need to be equipped with the most advanced technology

[@josephhernandez5701]

That helmet it was insane And beautiful 😂😂

[@rafaelespinoza6530]

Confirm Roger that Amen 💕🤔

[@SeansoloUtube]

❤❤❤ALWAYS WEAR A HELMUT❤❤❤❤

[@zan6585]

You don't have to make a 5 second pause after every sentence 😂

[@jlo7770]

You do if you got a 2 minute video you need to drag out to 15-20 minutes for that fat youtube add rev

[@arturocampos9907]

just fantastic info!!! great pilots!

[@Nightsight971]

I would like to see more F35B model type aircraft. When carriers are sunk and runways are cratered, it just makes so much more sense for everyone to be using a supersonic VTOL. The British taught us how to land the F4U Corsair on carriers during WW2 and they are at it again with the F35B. They have developed the SRVL (Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing) which doesn't require fuel or ammo to be dumped to reduce weight like the VTOL landing. The SRVL could be used on land as well if needed. Now I do understand F35B carries less fuel and ammo than the other variants, but those are the deficiencies that need more work. I support thrust vectoring for all aircraft and missiles. Not for the fun airshow manuevers that bleed energy, but for turning an aircraft as tight as the human body will allow and for short take offs and landings.

[@scott4865]

Unfortunately they are slower, heavier and way less efficient than the A & C Models

[@PBMS123]

they are just not as good, they're slower, have a shorter op range, carry fewer weapons and require external parts for the 30mm gun. The B variant has deficiencies in order to work in a particular environment. Airfield engineers exist, and they can get a runway operational again from pretty bad bombing in a few hours.

[@scott4865]

@@PBMS123 well first of all the deliver a 25MM round and second of all, while they have an F designation they bring way more technology to the battle field that being a “fighter” and bombing platform. The capabilities that they posses are way beyond any aircraft in the sky !

[@PBMS123]

@@scott4865 I'm talking specifically about the B model. Not the entire JSF platform, and as far as capability goes, like for like the A and C models are just better. STOVL is cool, and works on marine ships, but they just do not possess the capabilities that the A and C model do, I am not shitting on the Entire JSF platform. I'm aware its a 5th Gen fighter with battlespace management capabilities and sensors galore, basically a miniature single personnel AWACS and C2BM

[@Mr.Robert1]

I must be tired. I can't this discide if you made a positive comment or your trolling. I will just have to read it again in the morning very late for me.

[@eoTVoke]

Amazing 👍❤✈❤👍

[@falkenlaser]

Knowing external fuel tanks could carry cargo = mind blown.

[@aidenyang747]

Who’s here after Top Gun?

[@magdymohamed1176]

USA number one ❤

[@jasonpmorganstein2480]

Well it’s definitely the newest CPAP machine on the market!

[@marlimoura6723]

😍👉 Lovely pilots!!! 😇💪🇺🇸👏👏👏

[@jBKht931]

With all the info coming into the helmet what do the pilots do if they sneeze into it while flying?

[@2011Rick]

The would be sneezing into the O2 mask, not the HMD

[@samuelpancake4084]

The helmets make flying this plane unreal

[@sirmeowcelot]

Just ordered one in hot pink in Ali Baba

[@phunkeelove1]

SICK!

[@OmniGuy]

And "might" even prevent death.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Great content.👍

[@GIGroundNPound]

Any thoughts on the mandatory engine upgrade that is rolling out?

[@hobbyholic_LoveLive]

멋진 헬멧... 멋진직업...

[@cgln8760]

And only the best of the most adept and intelligent pilots know that you don't sit BEHIND the cockpit, you sit IN the cockpit. Most of the controls are designed to be more accessible that way.

[@rickwilliams967]

That's faster than anything I've ever had fitted. Seems pretty reasonable for an incredibly advanced piece of equipment.

[@rwhunt99]

Nearly all US fighters have HMD's from the A-10 and F-16 to the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

[@alhodge4051]

very informative, thanks

[@sharongreenberg459]

The Helmet is developed by an Israeli aerospace and defense company Elbit Systems, and Rockwell Collins, another aerospace business. The F-35 helmet is probably the most advanced item in its class. The latter provided the helmet with an F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), praised for its functionality and modernity.

[@steveswede8162]

The gen 3s from Collins have crazy lag if you move your head too fast. Thales has the de facto state of the art helmet with the Gen 2 top owls.

[@bestdrunkdriver]

makes sense considering the entire us military exist to basically protect Israeli

[@tootaashraf1]

@@bestdrunkdriver why

[@Otpevatel]

@@tootaashraf1 Because the US banks belong to a Jewish cell

[@2011Rick]

The lag isn't in the HMD, but no doubt contributed by two or more components in the chain including Elbit's processor, the DAS , and/or other avionics associated with the convention flight/nav/weapons data display@@steveswede8162

[@dorianx4771]

Americans who sleep under bridges and cars are proud of $400,000 helmets

[@ClaudiaGiron-wv6wj]

A llorar al rio pro ruso

[@dorianx4771]

@@ClaudiaGiron-wv6wj no, 4 pamers biden !

[@prasadrao2895]

We have so much technological and logistical advantage over anyone in this world but we are still not able to have a decisive win over our enemies. All our post world war two wars have either ended in a defeat or stalemate.

[@sawbasumner2171]

You can defeat countries, but it’s impossible to defeat insurgencies.

[@lawren7615]

Panama Grenada Iraq 2

[@timw8646]

The reason is because we will always fight in someone's home turf and that is tough. Imagine a foreign country invading USA. Do you actually expect them to win? no.

[@michaelmaddy278]

Lot of it has to do with politics, the US fights with rules don’t hit this target, or shoot unless shot at, don’t shoot untill you identify the target. Our enemies don’t have to follow rules they fight dirty an don’t care. The military didn’t lose those wars the politicians did.

[@fernandoc.dacruz1162]

Tá! Quais foram as derrotas?

[@SirBender]

This helmet is also used by German Typhoon pilots (since 2016). It’s not a technology limited to the F-35!

[@Wutzmename]

Rage much? Sheesh. I bet you are really fun at parties.

[@subject1196]

Not quite the same. The Typhoon helmet is definitely cool, but it does lack one of this helmet's greatest research achievements: Being passthrough. The pilot can see through the cockpit to the ground with this helmet. That is not present on the Typhoon's.

[@SirBender]

@@subject1196 you are right! I forgot the passthrough :)

[@richardmaddox7584]

Is that Goose?

[@covrtdesign5279]

9:15 They weren't designed like that. They were first designed and used in the Vietnam War to drop napalm. We repurposed them in the Air Force for travel pods. My old unit used to go up to Maine in the F16's fill them with icec and lobster, and then fly back home!

[@Boomy2nicce]

That helmet is worth more than my entire life savings.

[@XXLaffinGravyXX]

and paid for by your taxes...nice to know its being well spent eh?

[@Boomy2nicce]

@@XXLaffinGravyXX actually it is if I’m paying taxes at all I’d rather it go to cool innovative technology that is used to wipe out the “bad” guys.

[@douglaspost5097]

I went into a motorcycle dealer one time years ago. They had a sign over their helmet saying "if you have a ten dollar head, by a ten dollar helmet." That was back when I don't think you could have paid $200.00 for a helmet if you wanted to. $400,000 sounds like a bit much. Kind of like the $600.00 toilet they had in the shuttle when they first came out.

[@TRAPONOMICS]

What a lot of people don't understand is that when you win a government contract they force the company to service and fix things for the entire duration of the relationship also they might have you make something that they don't allow you to sell to anyone else, it's expensive because it has to be developed for one purpose and one buyer, ask rolls Royce to make you a custom car with a costum engine, they'll do it but you better be willing to spend yacht money

[@joaobranco2164]

When I raced sometimes people would be surprised when they asked me how much I paid for my helmet. I just replied: "Well... You can buy a cheap one, but if you ever need it you'll never live to know how bad it was..."

[@djomegaminus]

the toilet didn't cost $600, just the toilet seat cost $600.

[@drvpgvng]

Imagine knowing you are in an aircraft worth more then entire cities you are flying over

[@mechanicjobs]

400K for a helmet is just another example of how the American taxpayers are getting fleeced by these defence contractors.

[@mikekincaid7412]

A thousand for a basic Harley helmet. No sound integration.. no heads up displays.. no collision avoidance.. no navigation aid or contact with the guy next to you.. yea could be cheaper Mabey but I wanna know the dammed thing will work anytime and every time.. it’s my life rope

[@jasonpmorganstein2480]

Just like medical insurance companies

[@scott4865]

As you comment from the comfort of your home playing your X-Box

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

True and most of that cost is for the (cool per se) feature of interacting with 32 external cameras generating the "transparent cockpit" in the pilots visor as he moves his head and can see outside even below his feet... all this in a platform that was never meant for close range dogfighting but as a powerful stealth standoff weapon that can attack both arial and ground targets from very far away, a lot before they can be visible to the human eye.

[@ramonsrgravidez598]

For the good of one nation why you don’t buy it amazing invention

[@limerick6522]

Very interesting video!👍

[@davidgrisez]

Wow, $400,000 for a specialized F-35 pilot helmet is a really high price. That is one of the difficulties with modern military equipment, the price gets higher over years as the technology gets more advanced.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

yea..like....$2000 cell phones for your kids

[@scott4865]

It’s really not when you consider the integrations that are made into the helmet rather than into the plane I.e. thermal, radar and much more ( classified) etc ! It’s built into the helmet rather than the plane which actually makes it cheaper ! But thanks for the assessment of military spending which you have no clue about !

[@steveswede8162]

​@Scott yeah, the helmet for the 35 offloads all of that to the aircraft..... you want a fancy helmet look at the thames for the AH-1Z. that thing is $1mil+

[@jantang1218]

Боже, благослови Соединенные Штаты Америки, F.35, удачи в победе США.

[@txman201]

I would think it to be a lot safer and more comfortable to sit IN the cockpit as opposed to BEHIND THE COCKPIT as stated in the opening of the video.

[@lindaross783]

My cousin was a fighter pilot and let me sit in his A6 Intruder while it was in the hangar at Whidbey Island. My feet had some serious claustrophobia.

[@alimuchenik9807]

WOW!!! THE BEST OF THE BEST! How does it feel to be that way???

[@roostercogburn809]

Seems like some gov contractor is getting rich off the taxpayers...

[@fivestarlimos]

It’s called corruption at its finest

[@theclashgod2650]

Little do you know, some of the most complex technology you can think of is there, it’s a complete reflection of the plane, and everything the plane notices, you will notice, such as a missile coming from 50 miles away.

[@roostercogburn809]

@@theclashgod2650 not sure you call this a plane… and I don’t think you can say to me, little do I know…

[@johnwhite2293]

Economy of scale, if you are going to make 2 million of them doing the figures in my head for the technology in there $20k..$25k, if you are only going to make 300 then that is the price you pay, R&D is the biggest cost

[@tigrecutty1234]

It’s not just a helmet! I used to work for the company who designed the helmet for F35 and other fighter jets. This helmet can replace major devices on the main deck in the cockpit. It is one of the most advanced embedded systems in the airplane. In emergency, it also can save the pilot’s life.

[@PRINCEPRINCE-g4yal]

Don't give em loan and load and go and sitdown we are Walker's together❤

[@johnborell7510]

For a helmet? Come on now. No wonder why this country is in serious debt

[@thebunnisher109]

Same thing with my car. My secret weapon in traffic is my blind spot mirrors. Situational awareness counts for more than anything else.

[@glenpaul3606]

Very interesting...well done

[@williambeatty7781]

Wow, is there any wonder the country is 34 trillion dollars in debt. This is a prefect example of just ridiculous cost overrun !!!

[@thatoneVtolvrplayer]

On*

[@encyclopediabrown1334]

Would you rather us be flying around in biplanes using spears as secondary weapons?

[@thatoneVtolvrplayer]

@@encyclopediabrown1334 exactly

[@backagain5216]

@@encyclopediabrown1334How about if you recognize that is America kept out of foreign affairs there would be no need military?

[@backagain5216]

So true William. Too many “Let me at em” folks that think that’s the cost of freedom! ….. while many lose their homes.

[@psiklops71]

wow these helped us win wars

[@jeno826]

I just wandering, if the cellphone can do harm to your health by keeping it to your head too long ,can you imagine what this helmet does to this guy’s wearing it for hours on their head ?

[@REDWASP777]

I recently read an article regarding a high percent of cancers in Military Pilots & the Ground Crews. The culprit is breathing the jet fuel on a regular basis! THESE UNSUNG HEROS HAVE MY ULTIMATE RESPECT & UNDYING GRATITUDE! THANK YOU WYATT JEFFRÌES JR. FOR YOUR UNWAVERING VALOR IN VIETNAM! WYATT JEFFRIES JR. WAS A HELICOPTER PILOT THAT PICKED UP THE WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS OUT OF THE JUNGLÈS OF VIETNAM & FLEW THEM TO SAFETY & HOSPITALS WHILE BEING ASSUALTED BY ENEMEY FIRE! IM HONORED TO KNOW WYATT JEFFRIES JR! HE IS MY COUSIN! 🇺🇸

[@howtonotbasic1383]

Unless your phone explode while you were putting next to ear, I don’t think you have to worry. I’m no expert but I just don’t see how a phone could do any real damage just because you put it on ur head

[@thesaints-7-andrew.]

Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Very interesting video.

[@MilitaryTalkGuy]

When a helmet cost 400,000... well that is what is wrong with the US military program. Our spending is out of control and is totally unsustainable without continuing to add debt to our already overwhelming national debt.

[@JankokJambura]

That's why USA 🇺🇸 pilots are the best 👌 pilots all over the world. No country have the pilot like the USA pilot, No doubt they are the best,

[@bnkfah]

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[@Haikeoutdoor]

😄

[@cas333]

It's funny how your videos start with a 3 min. Section of the featured subject, and then 12-15 min. Rant on everything else 😄 Still entertaining though

[@Malisti04]

My thoughts too. I still loved it 😜😂😂😂

[@JbibibivKibibivuvig]

اريد راتب ❤😂🎉😮😮😊😊هذا ذكائي كحفر 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂

[@EvilXero359]

The F-35 probably already has this but what would make it more formidable would be to add the capability to where the wherever the pilot is looking then an auxiliary machine gun would aim in that direction as well

[@izzysykopth]

Can’t or the stealth would be worthless.

[@steveswede8162]

I think you're thinking about the HSS slewing feature that cobras and apaches have. The 35 does not have a turret system for its gun.

[@mikepeterson9362]

Fun fact for everyone: There was only one single production combat aircraft during WWII that cost more to build than just the helmets worn by F-35 pilots today. The B-29 Superfortresses managed roll off the assembly line at $580,000 a unit. B-17s were about $210,000 apiece, and P-51s were a paltry $52 grand. And before y'all start typing comments about how all that's just inflation, just remember at the end of WWII you could buy exactly 48 Chevy sedans for the price of a P-51. Today, the average price of a Chevy is almost exactly $52 grand, ironically, and you can get eight of them for the price of that helmet. You know how many Chevy's you can buy for the unit cost of the cheapest production lot of the cheapest variant of the F-35? You can buy 1600 of them.

[@birdman1843]

I wonder if a fighter pilot can even make 400k per year .

[@OmniGuy]

Yeah. How does he even afford the Helmut let alone the plane.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

they are not doing it for the money

[@birdman1843]

@@davidjones-vx9ju that was never my questions but thanks for your thoughts

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

@@birdman1843 why don't you look it up?

[@daltonturner3113]

​@Omni Guy Hope this is sarcasm. Military personnel don't buy their equipment, they are supplied them in return for their service

[@o5mm]

أتمنى ان اصبح طيارا في يوم ما 🖤🦅

[@Michael-nh8ht]

None of the US F-35 pilots fly in 100 percent complete ubiquitous darkness if their heart is still beating and their soul has been redeemed by our God the father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit that dwell within our heart, mind, body and soul.

[@gonzalogonzalez7031]

Nice video!

[@keithbishop9217]

Not all fighter pilots attend the US Air Force Academy!

[@daves536]

Fact. I personally know several, and not one of them went to the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs.

[@bilalabdi9148]

@@daves536 then how did they become pilots

[@daves536]

@@bilalabdi9148 There are plenty of way to become a fighter pilot without going to the Air Force Academy. Some went to Naval Academy, some did ROTC in which ever college they attended, while some did Officer Candidate School, and the Basic School to earn their Commission after graduating college then go to flight school. Lots of ways to get there - all of them difficult.

[@BillyColeII-dr6dk]

Air Force ROTC or Officer Training School, have a Bachelors degree @@bilalabdi9148

[@xris5697]

@@bilalabdi9148Navy pilots don’t go to the Air Force Academy

[@ZanyPartyonJAVIERI-d4o]

The commander knows everything about the plane so boys listen to him 😉👌👌 for him Hearts 💖💖 of Choco Gump

[@ZanyPartyonJAVIERI-d4o]

Where do they keep their sign on

[@elloot8478]

The f35 is not the first fighter with an hmd, some older planes such as the f-16, f/a-18, and even a-10 have it.

[@kirk4079]

It was integrated earlier into late model F-4s as well, though closer to HMS's

[@BamaMatters11]

Know what you're talking about before you say something so stupid smdh.

[@2011Rick]

Those early HMDs were basic, but extremely valuable for certain functions. Symbology was created on small cathode ray tubes with no raster capability (stroke only). Great for flight/nav info , ground target designation, and air-to-air target acquisition. Tremendous technology of that era.

[@xris5697]

It’s called JHMCS

[@EagleFighterJet]

wow this fact is amazing

[@derekbaker777]

$400,000 is a lot of money for a helmet.

[@probro6722]

It is, but the plane costs 250 times more. The helmet uses the plane's infrared sensors, and the pilot can see through the plane (like augmented reality) in any direction and engage enemies. You no longer have to aim with the plane's controls, but rather look at the enemy's direction using that helmet, and engage.

[@derekbaker777]

@@probro6722: I heard we aren't making F22's anymore. Not sure if thats true or not, but I think they cost around $120 million per plane, which is super expensive, and the maintenance/operation costs per hour is also ridiculously high.

[@nikhilsinha7730]

It is absolutely, but the helmet eliminates a lot of clutter in the cockpit and makes everything incredibly user friendly and easier for the pilots, it is definitely worth it

[@madog1]

$400K damn, that a house!

[@MichailAgustusSolomonic]

Calm down Gunny, calm down~(Marine jokes)

[@madog1]

@@MichailAgustusSolomonic 😆😂

[@3613jeremy]

That would suck accidentally hitting the bomb drop button and dropping your luggage over the ocean

[@aussiebloke85]

1:21 signature move.

[@Akula114]

Only the most intelligent are selected to be fighter pilots? I haven't heard such creative writing since I built Japanese made scale models as a kid. Skill, training, a sharp and focussed mind, there are a thousand qualities that make a great fighter pilot. It is insulting, however, to the thousands of other airmen to use the word "intelligence" in this context. Of course they aren't Marines, so that counts against 'em, but for the most part I'm sure they are some very fine guys.

[@rhoefelmeyer]

Pilots in general are not known for their intellect. I was an AF officer, but they made it clear they wanted program managers, not engineers. I am an engineer. We parted ways after one tour. I don't regret it. I also will not recommend military service to any of my grandchildren or cousins, as our current leadership are vermin, aka hot garbage, Communists. I do, however, urge and insist on learning COIN operations and techniques. It might come in handy. For dealing with emergencies. Yes, yes, emergencies.

[@MichaelMuiruri-y3r]

Awsome one

[@listerine-pr5lt]

It Is 400 000$ helmet but if we have it done by a chinese manufacturer they can bring the price down to 2000$ at most ,yet 20% lighter and 50% brighter.

[@borat1]

Chinese manufacturers are worse, not sure what you mean by this.

[@mindsoulbody]

@@borat1 Better questions is, and always will be, why a student can't pay for college tuition way less than the money spent on making this piece of headgear. But hey, we are here to feel supremacy in terms of firepower and military, why bother with student debt, high cost of medical?

[@stevesinclair4159]

And have them brainwashed at the same time.

[@dakotareid1566]

@@mindsoulbodyusually cause college students would rather party with their loan money than use it for what it’s actually for and then they don’t pay any money towards said loans letting them build up to a huge amount

[@borat1]

@@mindsoulbody ok lol

[@DankRice63]

china taking notes rn

[@vegasmike]

If the US government is paying $400,000 for a helmet they are getting fucked.

[@RJGoz3]

9:15 i thought thats a frkin bomb

[@tonysicily2687]

So, 98% waffle, and still no information as to WHY it takes two days to fit.

[@steveo601]

The helmet/pilot can see through the aircraft to target. Incredibly lethal flying machine.

[@kailashsingh9737]

Very beautiful sweet video Sir hi ji Tq so much ji

[@luntian2094]

only the best to protect AMERICA🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Adamsmol]

I got the same helmet on Temu for 120$ lmao that’s insane @ 380k