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TIL that it takes 2 days for an F-35 pilot to get fitted for their helmet.
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I imagine you’re stuck with a particular hairstyle for a while after they fit you.
Because they not only need to measure the head but also measure how the head and skull squish and change shape under 9 G’s.
Boring deleted scene from Maverick!
“This is my helmet. There are many like it, but this one is mine.”
Well, considering we shoot down balloons at $400k a missile, this seems right up the pentagon’s alley in terms of budgeting
I learn this every third day on Reddit.
And costs more than a Ferrari (according to another TIL)