TSR2 Helmets
The Mk2 helmets used in TSR2 were not of standard fitment, quite like the suits.
This TSR2 helmet belongs to a firend of mine, I’m sure he won’t mind me sharing these images.
The helmets had a special visor arrangement, see photos:
The little hoop at the back of the visor hinge housing was to attach onto a lanyard from the seat. Upon ejection, the helmet is pulled back, and the visor snaps down.
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I have a Helmet realted to TSR2, It’s the one in my Avatar. It belonged to Len Dean, head of aircraft development aircraft at Warton. Here is an image of him on July 8th 1964 wearing it near the undercarriage of TSR2 on an engine test:
And here’s Len Dean’s helmet now, it’s a standard Mk2a:
All of my photos can be seen at: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Scott.Bouch
The TSR2 helmet photos are in the folder from Cockpitfest 2009
This could be a very interesting discussion…
Cheers, Scott.
Perhaps it has been posted earlier in this lengthy thread but always one of my favourites. The presenter’s exclamation makes it!
that makes me laugh every time i see it!!!
I apologise if this one has already been posted, but I think it’s pretty incredible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7Mj33jhek
Scott.
It would be amazing to borrow this for next Cockpitfest:
And borrow the seat from Coventry air museum, mannequin sat in it with TG’s helmet on… hey-presto a TSR2 makes it to Cockpitfest! Museums willing of course… Dream on…..
I’m only aware of 3 existing seats, one at FAST, one at Cosford, and one at Coventry. Are there any more out there?
At the next ‘fest I’ll be showing my helmets, plus a WORKING Lightning T5 radio bench-top setup, so people can listen to exactly what a lightning pilot would have heard….
Scott.
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