5/7/2023 0 Comments David blatt fighter pilot![]() ![]() Moncel, a sales executive for Garmin, told, “With aviation, because we are most of the electronics in the dash of a (civilian) plane, Garmin released the original D2 Bravo to aviation enthusiasts. We spoke to Garmin’s Jay Moncel about the number of Garmin watches we saw in the fighter pilot community at Miramar and why pilots may be wearing them. So, significant discounting to military pilots does not seem to be a motivating factor behind the number of Garmin watches we saw at Miramar. There is at least one online, military-only outlet that sells Garmin at a minor discount to military consumers who prove military membership, but the discounts amount to only 5-10% off retail prices, and not all Garmin models are available at these promotional prices. Garmin, as a brand, does not offer significant discounts to military members. An F/A-18 Hornet pilot at MCAS Miramar wearing a Garmin watch. Among the other pilot communities such as the F/A-18, numbers were split pretty evenly between Garmin and Casio’s military themed G-Shock line of durable watches first designed by Kikuo Ibe of Casio in 1981. In fact, the proliferation of Garmin smart watches among the F-35 community we saw at Miramar was so prevalent, it caused us to wonder if there may be a reason so many F-35 pilots seem to be wearing a Garmin watch. Garmin and G-Shock were the two prevalent brands among fighter pilots in our informal survey at Miramar, with every F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot we saw wearing a Garmin wrist top GPS enabled smartwatch. Of the nearly 40 pilots whose wrist watches we got a good look at while visiting MCAS Miramar, the birthplace of TOPGUN, we saw two brands dominant among pilots flying the F/A-18 Hornet in several variants and the new F-35B and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. A pair of USAF F-35A pilots ride in a golf cart after landing at MCAS Miramar. What we found there was interesting.īeware, it’s not a complete research, it’s just an assessment based on what we have observed there. At MCAS Miramar we took a brief, informal survey of which wrist watches fighter pilots were wearing. And when the plane goes fast through the air, it warms up due to friction – like when you rub your hands together fast.But what watches do fighter pilots really wear in the real world? We wanted to find out. Plus the jet has a plastic lid and lots of very clever electronics, which can also heat up the cockpit. They may also wear another suit to protect them from chemicals and other dangerous things.Īll this kit and clothing can make a fighter pilot pretty hot. To help with this, fighter pilots also wear special trousers that squeeze their legs tightly when they go round bends – this keeps the blood pumping up to their brain, to stop them from fainting: trust me, you don’t want to faint when flying a fast jet.įast jet pilots may also have to wear a flying suit, a life jacket and an “immersion suit” – that’s a suit which keeps you warm and dry, if you end up in the sea. That means they feel nine times heavier, which can be very unpleasant and would make most people black out. ![]() But when fighter jets make fast turns and rolls, the pilot can experience up to 9G (by comparison, roller coasters only produce 3-6G). ![]() Standing on Earth, humans experience gravity at 1G (that’s one times the acceleration due to gravity). The mask is linked up to a system that can provide extra oxygen if anything goes wrong – after all, there’s less oxygen in the air when you’re flying very high, and humans need plenty of oxygen to breathe properly. One thing they have to wear is a helmet to protect their head, and a mask with a microphone. Can you imagine being sick, while wearing a mask and flying a plane at 1,000 miles an hour? That’s why fighter pilots have to be checked and trained to make sure they don’t get air sick.įast jet pilots also have to wear lots of special clothes to protect them in different situations. In fact, flying that fast and making lots of turns and dives can make you feel very sick. You have to be strapped into your seat very tightly, so that you don’t get thrown around. Shutterstock.įast jets aren’t smooth to fly in, like the kind of planes you go on holiday in – they’re more like a fast fairground ride. Alright pilots, now let’s get in formation. ![]()
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