Flight helmet

<Flight helmet

Edit

Click here for Wookieepedia's article on the Canon version of this subject.

This article covers the Legends version of this subject.

I have a bad feeling about this…

This article has multiple issues and is in need of major additions and/or work.

This article or section is in need of referencing per Wookieepedia'ssourcing guidelines.
It is requested that this article, or a section of this article, be expanded. ({{Expand}})

Please help Wookieepedia by editing this article. Once you have fixed an issue, you may remove it from the list of issues. See this article'stalk page for more information.

I find your lack of sources disturbing.

This article needs to be provided withmore sources and/orappearances to conform to ahigher standard of article quality.

Wedge Antilles wearing his flight helmet

Flight helmets were headgear worn bystarfighter pilots. The helmets often included a visor with a special computer projection for targeting. The helmets of pilots of theAlliance to Restore the Republic were often decorated with a red or blueAlliance Starbird,^[1] though some pilots customized them to include symbols of personal significance or emblems from specificsquadrons. Their craft'slife support systems negated the need for a self-contained helmet such as those used by theEmpire's TIE pilots,^[2] but such masks could be attached in emergency situations. Many of the helmet designs continued to be used into the era of theNew Republic andGalactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Details[]

RiddellXWPBP — X-wing flight helmet blueprint

The Rebels'X-wing flight helmets were made of aplasteel hull and included aDysonic motivator housing on the ridges of the helmet andcustomized heat diffusion plating on the sides;AerTech atmospheric conversion regulators on the edges of the helmet on the dorsal facial edges; a localizedatmospheric field generator on the edge of the central ridge; a retractablepolarizing visor;Reifflex adaptable foam lining the inside of the helmet; aComTech sensa-mic for reporting to mission control and issuing commands to wingmates; and aflexfit chin pad with an adjustable strap lock. The X-wing helmet was the most seen in the Alliance, and many pilots -- such as theY-wing pilots during theBattle of Yavin -- wore them no matter the starfighter model. The variations were more common by the time of theBattle of Endor.

The standard Y-wing pilot helmet was equipped with anidentichip, protectiveeye lenses,comlink, flight systems input jack, and an audio receiver. The helmet was much like that of a standardX-wing pilot helmet, but with a few minor differences. The helmet itself was much more rounded and elongated, with smoother curves. Also, the chin support bar was built into the actual helmet, as opposed to the X-Wing helmet, where it was merely a strap.

A-wing pilot helmets came in two variations. One was similar to a Y-wing helmet, and the other was smaller and worn in conjunction with cloth headgear. It included a microphone that extended outward in front of the pilot's face.

Dllr Nep helmet — X-wing pilotSullustan variant -Dllr Nep

Like those of A-wing pilots,B-wing pilot helmets were worn with cloth headgear underneath. The smaller wraparound helmet also included a microphone like the A-wing helmets did.

Species variants[]

The most widely used helmet designs in the Alliance were those used byHuman andNear-Human species. To accommodate the variety of body types among the various non-human races that served as Rebel pilots, many helmets differed in configuration. Some were slight variations of the typical helmet with added openings or compartments to accommodate a race's body types, while others were vastly different.

Behind the scenes[]

A-wing helmet — A-wing pilot variant - Tycho Celchu

The helmets worn by Alliance X-wing pilots were made from modified plastic copies of realUnited States Navy APH-6B flight helmets.^[3]

Many of the unique helmets used by pilots inStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope were reused inStar Wars: Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back andStar Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi, even though many of the pilots in the first film were killed. In one example, anarticle inStar Wars Insider 146 reveals thatNichos Panib, a pilot seen inThe Empire Strikes Back, is wearing a helmet with the same design asGarven Dreis' inA New Hope to honor the deceased Dreis, an old family friend.

Some of the helmets from the original trilogy were used once again many years later in1995 for the video gameStar Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, which included live action elements and many props and costumes from the movies.

X-wing and Y-wing pilots inA New Hope used the same style of helmet, but three new designs were introduced inReturn of the Jedi. Two were created for the movie's new A-wing and B-wing starfighters, while the Y-wing pilots no longer wore the same helmet as X-wing pilots. The A-wing pilot extra in theReturn of the Jedi briefing room scene later identified asTycho Celchu can be seen carrying a helmet similar to the new Y-wing pilots'. That helmet was given to the Celchu action figure,^[4] and is referred to as an A-wing helmet in theStar Wars: Chronicles book.