I saw some HUD pics. this is mine
Posted by flykol@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 58 comments
Posted by flykol@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 58 comments
ReturnOfTheSaint14@reddit
It's still wild to me that the HUD,which was a technology always used for military purposes, is now pretty widespread onto commercial airliners and even in some cars. Using it still feels like some sci-fi stuff
ShaemusOdonnelly@reddit
It makes flying feel like a video game tbh. My FD is a small circle that needs to be kept in the middle of my flight path vector's bigger circle. Flying manually is basically analogous to a game of buzz wire.
clonerobot17@reddit
I I can’t wait to for HUDs to me more mainstream in motorcycle helmets
lordaddament@reddit
Some cars in the 90s even had a HUD on the bottom windshield
AbjectAppointment@reddit
Nissan was the first in the late 80's IIRC.
C5 Corvette in the 90's is what really brought it to market, though.
StewieGriffin26@reddit
1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was the first I believe. Yes, a Buick, lol.
Remarkable_Check_997@reddit
Yep, and that particular one was made by Hughes Aircraft because It was owned by GM at the time.
iksbob@reddit
Buick flirted with high-tech features in the late 80's, like the Riviera and Reatta got one of the first touch-screen infotainment systems. AM/FM cassette, heater controls and engine information on a monochrome CRT touch screen.
DS_Vindicator@reddit
I would have lost money on that bet.
AbjectAppointment@reddit
Nissan was also 1988.
https://hudway.co/blog/history-of-automotive-heads-up-displays
fun read.
StewieGriffin26@reddit
Great read, thanks for sharing
greenmonster91@reddit
My 85' Vette has a factory HUD
callsignmario@reddit
Can add Pontiac to that list as well. My father had an early 90's Grand Prix with HUD. On a quick search looks like that may have been available as early as '89.
MourningWallaby@reddit
hell, you can get it for motorcycle and snowboarding helmets now. but it's pretty useless for those purposes.
ReturnOfTheSaint14@reddit
You WHAT? Man I don't have a motorcycle nor have I ever snowboarded and now i'm so jealous
MourningWallaby@reddit
They're basically just expensive helmets that have a camera in the back and a speedometer. and because Motorcycle helmets need to be replaced after a crash, you're spending 1k for a disposable item.
snowboard HUDs are usually goggles and all they do is track your speed and music, plus show your phone notifications. things that literally do not matter on the slope. some apparently let you track your buddies but there's a cool thing called "we meet up at the bottom of the slope when we're done and get back on the lift together"
MouldyEjaculate@reddit
You can buy a little module that you stick on your dashboard that gives your car a proper HUD. They come from China for like 20 bucks. It's such a good tech.
ReturnOfTheSaint14@reddit
You see? nowadays it's like something you can buy separately and that is dirr cheap, technology really does giant leaps
CampDracula@reddit
My car has one. It’s pretty neat.
ReturnOfTheSaint14@reddit
I remember years and years ago seeing the Peugeot 5008 of my best friend's father,and when i saw the HUD popping up i literally lost my mind. Pretty rudimentary,but still fantastic
Shrubber20@reddit
I would say we’re one or two AI glasses away from that hud on your face, but it’ll probably feature mandatory 30s ads.
old_righty@reddit
I mean, it's not really THAT high tech. It's projecting some data onto a screen.
Zoddom@reddit
We, its the integration with flight control data and sensor data in real time that does it for me. Ngl, seeing ILS glidepath cues and gci flightpath vectors on the hud seems like magic, not even mentioning CCRP or A/A missile time-to-target.
ywgflyer@reddit
I wish I had it on my car driving in Toronto, half the turkeys on the roads here need a Sidewinder up their tailpipe.
BRUNO358@reddit
They're basically just reflector sights with extra steps.
alelo@reddit
i love that mazdas come stock with them (well not the 2, since its a rebadged toyota yaris)
facw00@reddit
In 7th grade social studies (mid-90s) we had a game where we had to expand acronyms (or initialisms) and I was very annoyed that my teacher told me Head Up Displays were not a thing, and that the real answer was Housing and Urban Development. Despite the fact reflector sights predated WWII, and "modern" HUDs had been used by fighters since the 1950s, and there had been some consumer versions tried in cars at various points since the '80s.
Oryol_7@reddit
Flew in a C-17 up at JBLM. Pilot let me into the cockpit to get a photo of the HUD https://imgur.com/a/ln3g3fz
Speedymcspeeder@reddit
Rain covered windscreen...... yep, looks like jblm.
_Hashtronaut_@reddit
Pretty neat
Raulboy@reddit
It never crossed my mind to take a picture of the HMD
AnteaterGrouchy@reddit
Nice pic ! How did you avoid reddit image compression ?
JvR98@reddit
Took this one last November
UrgentSiesta@reddit
I’d think you’d turn the brightness/gain down a bit to get rid of that green haze…?
SignificanceIcy2466@reddit
god speed. Remember; you can say "no"
zeromadcowz@reddit
Bro thinks he’s gonna drop bombs from an A220
SignificanceIcy2466@reddit
Yeah. I haven’t got a clue to be honest. Just talking shit.
Emergency_Ebb8606@reddit
Bro what
Kubrick_Fan@reddit
Too close for missiles, switching to cannons.
USDA_Prime_Yeet@reddit
Nice try osi
Individual-Switch751@reddit
Too close for missiles, switching to guns
kaminari1@reddit
Remember, it’s an illegal invasion. You can say no.
gg06civicsi@reddit
This guy is an airline pilot, what’s wrong with getting people where they need to go?
MattVarnish@reddit
Wow pilots showing off. I guess it isnt a stereotype if its true.
BoyRed_@reddit
Showing off?
Are you alright?
s0y_bean97@reddit
from a 787 cockpit?
ywgflyer@reddit
It's a 220, and the airport looks like Zurich.
SillySleuth@reddit
I used to work the flight line on McChord. I miss seeing those planes every day!
BackgroundGrade@reddit
The HUD's that combine synthetic vision are incredible. This is from a Global:
https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/bombardier-global-7500-now-with-dual-hud
Cougar_Focus@reddit
neat
OddBoifromspace@reddit
Send HUDs
djjsteenhoek@reddit
What lens coating is that? The clarity in those lighting conditions is amazing. I struggle with transition lighting like at dusk
Tiny_Parking@reddit
Too close for missiles, switch to guns
betko007@reddit
This is the comment I came here for.
Serious_pOoper69@reddit
Nice! Global?
flykol@reddit (OP)
BD500 aka C-Series aka A220
Serious_pOoper69@reddit
I knew it was something Bombardier, just didn’t expect it to be the C! Great view 🤙🏼
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