Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear in the Modern Age [Hardcover]

Michael S. Breuninger (Author), Alan R. Wise (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Military/Aviation History | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

This new photo documentation is the first book ever to cover in detail the history and development of military flight helmets from the post-World War II era to the present, and includes over 120 different helmets and their associated equipment such as oxy

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764300709
• ISBN-13: 978-0764300707
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,104,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Photo Reference Bonanza for flight helmet buffs, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear in the Modern Age (Hardcover)

As the co-author, I can say we accomplished what we intended: a photo documentation on operational jet-age flight and space helmets from around the world. As stated in the foreward, with few exceptions, we cover helmets with their major variations that are/were operational, not experimental. Especially interesting are the high-altitude models which are rarely seen and limited in production.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must have for the serious collector/researcher or enthusiast, May 9, 2008

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aviationitemsandmore "aviationitemsandmore" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear in the Modern Age (Hardcover)

Awesome book. Covers the basics of jet era flying headgear. However,
I would like to have had more information on the versions of the APH-6,
PRK-37/P, MS-22001, HGU-68/P, etc. Other related books include: Bone
Domes & Speed Jeans; Vintage Flying Helmets; Flying Headgear of the
World.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Splendid overview, February 5, 2001

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Steen Hartov - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear in the Modern Age (Hardcover)

Jet Age Flight Helmets is giving a very useful overview of the topic. It is packed with beautiful colour photos making it easy to identify each helmet type. A little more information about the helmets would have been useful and the same goes for an alphabetical index. Nevertheless four stars fully earned.