Friday, April 01, 2011

Well, Yes and No...

Nice footage of Lightning II at Luke, but be clear that it is the "A" model which Luke will get. The various doors and panels and articulating 90-degree nozzles are from the "B" model VTOL aircraft which is increasingly unlikely to see operational production.

Notice the helmet which really is a vital part of the man/machine integration.

1 comment:

Dweezil Dwarftosser said...

"Notice the helmet which really is a vital part of the man/machine integration."

Yes - a constant maintenance nightmare that will be the weakest link of this thing.

If I may illustrate: moving your head forward (or a little higher, or to the left) totally destroys the headset calibration. Recalibrate on-the-fly for such a disruption? Sure. just wait a few seconds . . .