Pilots to test fix for F-35 helmet ‘green glow’ problem in aircraft carrier landings
August 19, 2016
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ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, 19 Aug. 2016. In coming days, five U.s. Navy test pilots here will begin conducting night trials with a new software load for the F-35 joint strike fighter helmet that they believe will spell the end to a troubling issue. Defense Tech reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
19 Aug. 2016 -- Adjustments that decrease the contrast of the joint strike fighter's Generation III helmet-mounted display should enable pilots of the F-35C to land on aircraft carriers without ambient light off the display obscuring their view during critical carrier procedures.
“You could describe it as looking through a dirty window,” says Tom Briggs, acting chief test engineer for the Navy. “It’s not so bad on a really bright night. On a dark night it skewers outside light references for pilots."
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