What does Jhmcs stand for?
The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a modular helmet display mounted on a light weight HGU 55/P helmet shell that can accommodate a day or night module.
How much does JHMCS weigh?
The JHMCS helmet and upper human vehicle interface weighs 4.2 pounds, compared to a standard aviator’s helmet at 3.1 pounds. However the center of gravity has moved forward approximately 2 inches (towards the front of the helmet). It is a standard HGU-55 (US Navy designation) that has been modified for Il-IMCS wiring.
How does JHMCS work?
JHMCS combines a magnetic head tracker with a display projected onto the pilot’s visor, giving the pilot a targeting device that can be used to aim sensors and weapons wherever the pilot is looking. The result is greater lethality, survivability, and pilot situational awareness during air combat.
Who makes Jhmcs?
RCEVS
The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a product of RCEVS, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins. The JHMCS provides the pilot with “first look, first shoot” high off-boresight weapons engagement capabilities.
How much is Jhmcs?
JOINT HELMET MOUNTED CUEING SYSTEM (JHMCS)
| Air Force/Navy ACAT III Program | Prime Contractor | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Systems: | 1,720 (w/o FMS or 18C/D buy) | VSI (Major Subcontractor) |
| Total Program Cost (TY$): | EMD – $94M// LCC ~ $300M | |
| Average Unit Cost (TY$): | ~ $257K (platform dependent) |
How much does a Jhmcs cost?
Do air force pilots keep their helmets?
We — the aircrew— don’t own our helmets. While they are custom fitted to us and you are pretty much tied to that helmet, it’s not technically yours.
Do fighter pilots use night vision?
Fighter jets do have a normal cockpit lighting in them. Occasionally crews do use night vision goggles, not for viewing instruments, but visual reference outside the jet, and cockpit lighting can be adjusted for NVS systems.
Are Air Force pilots allowed to paint their planes?
And the tradition goes back much farther than that. Since the beginning of aviation, pilots have been painting elaborate designs on their planes. Air crews today still decorate their aircraft with customized designs—though the images may be a bit more politically correct than the racy pinups of yesteryear.
Why do aircraft pilots wear red goggles?
By using red lights or wearing red goggles, the cones can receive enough light to provide photopic vision (namely the high-acuity vision required for reading). Similarly, airplane cockpits use red lights so pilots can read their instruments and maps while maintaining night vision to see outside the aircraft.
Can pilot see the runway?
All pilots have to do is follow the beams down to 200 feet above the ground, at which point they must be able to see the runway and its approach lights. On a normal instrument approach, one radio beam, called the glide slope, gives pilots the proper descent path, generally 3 to 4 degrees downward.
What is the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System ( JHMCS )?
The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a product of RCEVS, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins. The JHMCS provides the pilot with “first look, first shoot” high off-boresight weapons engagement capabilities.
What kind of night vision system does JHMCS use?
JHMCS provides several options for the night module including Night Vision Cueing Display (NVCD) QuadEye™ (100-degree by 40-degree field of view) or NVCD Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (40-degree field of view), with symbology or video inserted into the night-vision scene.
Is there a digital version of the JHMCS?
Digital JHMCS is a simple ‘plug and play’ operation. For new applications without JHMCS classic, there is the JHMCS II version. JHMCS II provides a new optical-inertial tracker and replaces the JHMCS subsystems with a lightweight Aircraft Interface Unit (ACIU) which does not require cooling, a mounting tray or cockpit mapping.
How does the JHMCS system help a pilot?
Digital JHMCS and JHMCS II are highly accurate pilot information systems that provides pilots with “first look, first shot” high off-boresight weapons engagement capability and situational awareness. Both systems enable the pilot to accurately direct (cue) onboard weapons and sensors against enemy targets while performing high-G aircraft maneuvers.