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Fighter Pilot's Helmet, c. 1985
Artifact no. 1995.1671
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Publication/Creation Date
1985
Creators/Contributors
Gentex Corp. (creator)
Media Type
Graphical Image
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Inventions
Description
Pilot helmets are excellent, longstanding examples of technological convergence in wearable tech design. This mid-1980s Gentex, used by the Canadian Air Force, seamlessly integrated four essential safety and communications features: a protective fibreglass shell, drop-down sun visor, breathing mask attachment, and built-in audio system.

Made in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.
HCI Platform
Wearables
Relation to Body
On
Related Body Part
Head
Augments
Breathing, Communicating, Contacting, Flying, Hearing, Protecting, Seeing, Shielding, Speaking, Working
Technology Keywords
Helmets, Visors, Audio
Keywords
History, Museum, Military, Communication, Pilots, Protection, Safety, Work
Marketing Keywords
Gentex Corp.
Source
https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1995.1671.001
Related Items
Gentex Corp.
Canada Science And Technology Museum
Related Collections
The Wearable Past (2018)
Date archived
March 23 2018
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
Gentex Corp.. (1985). "Fighter Pilot's Helmet, c. 1985
Artifact no. 1995.1671
Canada Science and Technology Museum". Canada Science and Technology Museum. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/2878