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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sandton, South Africa
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Originally Posted by sammyg2 View Post
What's up with the helmet? Aero in case of ejection?
Nope, those little warts are IR emittors. The older type head trackers didn't work so well in helicopters due to electronic and electromagnetic interference from overhead controls. This IR based design negates that.
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