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Anyone know what this is?

Post by Frazer » Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:44 pm

Belgian F16
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Post by Cobra » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:33 am

It may be some sort of targeting monocle such as the Apache pilots use?
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Post by Frazer » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:11 am

Hmmm could be, but how would that work here...?
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Post by Lawndart » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:33 pm

A pair of old 3D glasses!?

The left one is red and the right one is green... ;)
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Post by Frazer » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:31 pm

And there is some sort of degree scale on there.
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Post by Beaker » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:32 pm

Some kind of optic, obviously. Hard to imagine what it could be for!
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Post by Panther » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:01 am

I suspect something to do with the JHMCS. If you have an account on www.f-16.net post the question there. If not, I can but is the picture yours? I don't want to use someone else's image without their permission.
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Post by Tailhook » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:37 am

Panther wrote:I suspect something to do with the JHMCS.
Seconded. Some kind of helmet sensors in addition to the actual JHMCS sensor itself.
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Post by Frazer » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:06 am

The image is mine, taken at the Florennes airshow in Belgium last weekend. I don't have an account on F-16.net so I would be pleased if you could post it there Panther :-)
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Post by Thumper » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:43 am

New fangled TrackIR? Oh, wait... :P
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Post by Beaker » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:39 pm

Doesn't JHMCS use RFID tracking? That's what the strut to the 9 o'clock of the seat is.
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