2007-04-05 14:17:02 · 20 answers · asked by Kellett 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Some amusing answers, but not a pilot in the bunch.
The radio system is built into the headset of every pilot, whether he is on a one way trip or plans to make it home!
They need to communicate with the other planes and their home base (or carrier) to receive and provide information.
Marc
2007-04-05 14:28:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Kamakasi pilots wear helmets so when he crashes, and they do the autopsy they can see what part of his brain is missing. It also helps to keep his mellon form getting bruised
2007-04-07 15:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read over10 books and articles about Pearl Harbor. unlike the other answerers here, I know that they did NOT have their radios on. only the leader had a radio, and he used it only 3 times. The reason for this is because they knew that US had the ability to intercept the radio transmissions through a machine code named "Purple". The commanding pilot communicated with his fellow pilots with flares, and he did it only once: to let them know that it was time to begin attacking the US.
The pilots used helmets because the oxygen mask attached to the front of the helmet, and to protect them from the sudden sharp turns, dives, loops, and barrel rolls which could cause them to slam the sides of their heads against the sides of the canopy or the control panel (or for the rear machine gunner, the gun butt).
2007-04-06 15:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you comprehend this shaggy dog tale has been instructed about 10,000 circumstances, proper? The helmets no longer merely risk-free the pilots heads merely so that they does no longer be injured earlier they could crash their planes, notwithstanding the helmets also contained radio kit.
2016-12-03 09:00:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Japs were such scrawny fellers that they weighed like a feather. Feathers will do little damage.
They wore the helmet to add mass to their petite, fairy-like body. Hoping they would be able to better penetrate the 3 inch steel of a battleship hull.
2007-04-05 16:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
His radio and oxygen was hooked to the helmet. Also the Zero would turn so sharply when trying to avoid American fighters that one could hit his head on the canopy and knock him out.
2007-04-05 14:26:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
To increase the chances of finishing the mission.
2007-04-05 14:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by bestbet77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The less talanted will survive, and will need to be in shape for a repeat flight. The reason the tactic was not all that effective was because all the best ones died in practice.
2007-04-05 14:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by victorschool1 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
And, like, why do they have to hire a new guy every time they need to test the electric chair?
2007-04-07 06:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by hillbilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marc, you're just not getting it, are you. This is a funny question. It gets better with time, like a cheap wine. Each time it's asked, I laugh harder.
2007-04-05 14:54:50 · answer #10 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋