Currently, the MBU-20/P, and derivatives thereof, are used by pilots of the U.S. The Gentex MBU-20/P already offers a distinguished and proven record as essential life support equipment for domestic and international military pilots worldwide. The helmet is also designed for the Gentex MBU-20/P Oxygen Mask to be fitted and supply the necessary life support aspects, including oxygen and communications.
The helmet system also incorporates essential pilot avionics into the actual display within the helmet – binocular wide field-of-view, day/night capability with sensor fusion, digital image source for helmet vision and displayed symbology. VSI ‘s system is a custom helmet shell, helmet liner and suspension system for the lightest weight, optimal center of gravity and maximum pilot comfort. The HMDS contracted for development for the F-35 JSF aircraft pilots is the next generation helmet system. The first test flight of the F-35 JSF is projected for August 2006, and an estimated production of F-35s will total more than 2,000 aircraft in the ensuing years. The program calls upon reducing the development and production costs, streamlining the design of aircraft variants, integrating the latest technologies, and increasing aircraft and avionics performance capabilities and survivability for U.S. allies - United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Norway, Turkey and Netherlands. The F-35 JSF program is the U.S Department of Defense’s focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines and U.S.
We are excited about the opportunity to provide respiratory product support to VSI’s advanced HMDS for the F-35 JSF.” “This is a significant accomplishment in furthering the oxygen mask’s functionality and application in high performance environments. “The successful tests and evaluations are significant milestones, and demonstrate the Gentex MBU-20/P Oxygen Mask’s performance in delivering essential life support and safety for the demands placed on oxygen equipment to be worn by military pilots of the world’s newest and most advanced strike fighter weapon systems,” says Robert McCay, Vice President and General Manager of Gentex Respiratory Products, based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The Gentex MBU-20/P Oxygen Mask, containing a Gentex Electro-Acoustics Products ( Derry, NH ) Electret Microphone, underwent integration trials to evaluate the performance and life support features and benefits required and delivered by the HMDS. Brown Windblast Facility in New York at speeds up to 660 KEAS (knots-equivalent airspeed). The windblast testing and integration evaluations, which were conducted by Vision Systems International ( VSI ), the San Jose, CA, -based company, which is to provide the HMDS for the F-35 JSF program, were conducted at the Dayton T. and international pilots flying the next generation of military fixed-wing aircraft - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). 22, 2005 (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) – Gentex Respiratory Products’ MBU- 20/P Oxygen Mask was successfully tested and evaluated recently as an essential and integral performance component of the new Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) to be donned by U.S. Gentex Military Fighter Pilot Oxygen Mask, MBU-20/P, Successful In Latest Testing With Vision System International’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Helmet Mounted Display Systemįeb.
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