Fighter Pilot's Helmet, c. 1985
Artifact no. 1995.1671
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Publication/Creation Date
1985Description
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.Source
https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1995.1671.001
Date archived
March 23 2018Last edited
July 5 2021