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                                            Flight Helmets

The room where the ejection seat is going also has my flight helmet collection. I have collected these over a good few years. Being interested in aviation & history these bring both to life. I know a lot about the history of some of them from the Vietnam war to the first gulf war. Encase you are interested below are photos with details attached.
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          BELOW ARE DETAILED PHOTOS OF THE HELMETS WITH TYPE, ORIGIN, ERA & AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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ABOVE & BELOW. HGU-20 EXPERIMENTAL 'CLAMSHELL' FLIGHT HELMET.

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                   Their were approximately 700 of these helmets produced in the 1960's.
                   How many remain is anyones guess?
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Challenger crew with hgu-20's
The hgu-20 was first designed as a helmet to protect the pilot  in the event of a mach2+ ejection. It had a built in oxygen supply which eliminated the need for a mask.
It was rejected by both the air force and navy as being to heavy during high g manouvers and inhibiting peripheral vision.
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The helmet design was resurrected by NASA who used it in all of their shuttle missions for launch and re-entry up until and including the Challenger disaster
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a-7 pilot testing hgu-20
Paint one of these helmets black. Add a red star and wolaa ! You have Clint wearing a hgu-20 in Firefox.



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GSH-6 / RUSSIAN / 1980S-90S / MIG-25 / MACH 3+
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ZSH-5 / RUSSIAN / 1970S-80S / MIG-23,SU-7,22.
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TK-1 / CHINESE / 1970S-90S / MIG-21 / CHINESE COPY OF RUSSIAN GSH-4
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APH-6 / U.S.NAVY / 1970S-80S / F-8,F-4 / TWO TOURS VIETNAM
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HGU-26 / AUSTRAILIA / 1980S-90S / F-111 ARDVARK
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GUENEAU 316 / SWISS / 1980S-90S / F-5 TIGER
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HGU-55 / U.S.A.F. / 1990S-CURRENT / F-15,F-16,B-1-B
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ZSH-9 / RUSSIAN / 1990S-CURRENT / TU-160 BLACKJACK e.t.c.
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ZSH-3 / RUSSIAN / 1950S-90S / MIG & SUKHOI
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RAF MK-III / BRITISH / 1980S-CURRENT / TORNADO / NBC
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APH-6 / U.S.NAVY / 1970S-80S / A-4 SKYHAWK / NUCLEAR STRIKE
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HGU-33 / U.S.NAVY / 1980S-90S / F-4,A-6,F-14
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TK-4 / CHINESE / 1990S-CURRENT / SU-27 FLANKER / HIGH ALTITUDE
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TK-2 / CHINESE / 1990S-CURRENT / F-8 II FINBACK
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RAF MK-IV / U.S.A.F. & RAF / 1990S-CURRENT / AV-8-B
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GSH-4 / RUSSIAN / 1950S-1970S / MIG-15,21 / RARE HIGH ALTITUDE
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SPH-4 / U.S.A.F. / 1980S-CURRENT / UH-60 & AH-1
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