Catalogue No: | C0518 |
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Category: | Head-Mounted Equipment [HMD/NVG/Glasses] |
Object Type: | Module/Sub-Assembly/Component |
Object Name: | HILDA Helmet Shell |
Part No: | None |
Serial No: | None |
Manufacturer: | Qinetiq |
Division: | Unknown |
Platform(s): | |
Year of Manufacture: | circa 2003 |
Dimensions: |
Width (mm): 260 Height (mm): 290 Depth (mm): 320 Weight (g): 1,050 |
Location: | Rack RAA15 (HMDs) [Mezzanine Store] |
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The use of carbon-fibre in structures such as racing car bodies was well known and this led to a collaborative programme between the Company and Mclaren. This clamshell helmet shell was produced under a programme called Helmet Integrated Light Development (HILDA) to evaluate the suitability of the carbon-fibre material and the clamshell design was chosen to see if it would give a design that would fit to the head better with less movement. A clamshell design might also negate the need for a separate NBC Hood if it can be sealed around the pilot’s head. Carbon-fibre as a helmet material is well established but the clamshell concept has not been pursued however.