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HGU-55 F/A-18

Issued to Hornet pilots, equipped with a HA/LP-PPB oxygen mask featuring coiled communication cord Type CX-13126/A and AM-7067/A delta block amplifier, a coiled extension cable plus a 3 pin connector at the end of the hose.


Note also the typical Swiss AF boom mike bracket near the L/H oxygen mask

bayonet receiver.

 

Owing  to the fact that the Swiss AF is attending international exercises over

the North Sea with their F/A-18, the helmets are taped with "3M Scotchlite"

or "SOLAS" (Safety On Land And Sea) reflective tape, thus enhancing the chance to locate a ditched pilot by the searchlights of SAR (Search And Rescue) units .

  

"Fliegerstaffel 11 - Tigers" emblem is applied on the rear of the helmet.

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On top of the helmet a velcro patch is applied in order to fit a device linked to flight simulator activity.

This device selects the simulator display area the pilot is looking at, in order to have the targeted zone sharply focused, leaving the rest at lower resolution, in order to enhance simulator computer performance.

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