What The Whatziss Iss -- %$#@! -- *Is*...

Argghhh!
...it's a flight helmet. Aka, a brain bucket. Aka, an electric hat.Which, unsurprisingly, most of you got correct. However, nobody got it *exactly* correct, buuuuut, unlike John, I won't extend your pain through the weekend. Before the epiphany history lesson, let's delve into a bit of Argghhh!-istory -- specifically, does anyone remember this Whatziss from about two years back?It's the ECM pod for a Mirage F-1. Now, since the Iraqis had Mirage F-1s, somebody had to *fly* the Mirage F-1, correct?The Whatziss is a Mirage F-1 pilot's helmet, dating from the Iran-Iraq Set-To. It's *French*, not Rooskie, although there's a...

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Posted Jun 11 2010, 06:16 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..