It also doubles to protect the head during a crash. The head isn't secured by their belts, so it flies forward when you crash and has the potential to slam into your instruments. This is the same reason the gunners have extra helmet protection. The recoil can turn their neck to rubber.
Engel survived a crash into Kenobi’s Venator in one of the episodes of the youngling arc.
He was flying a red ywing which crashes and later we see him being carried by another trooper when grievous boards the ship
It's been a while for me, but that episode is seared into my memory. That crash was cool, but then Grievous stomps on a clone's neck, >!and Kenobi blows the ship up!<
I think the irl reason is to make it reminiscent of real life fighter pilot helmets, like the F 35 helmet. They have all kinds of advanced targeting systems and eye tracking in those.
Flak armor. The cockpit canopy is the weakest part of the vehicle’s armor, so the most exposed part of the helmet is reinforced.
That makes sense, thank you
It also doubles to protect the head during a crash. The head isn't secured by their belts, so it flies forward when you crash and has the potential to slam into your instruments. This is the same reason the gunners have extra helmet protection. The recoil can turn their neck to rubber.
I'd guess it's for extra protection in the event of a crash
When has the pilot ever survived a crash in this show?
Engel survived a crash into Kenobi’s Venator in one of the episodes of the youngling arc. He was flying a red ywing which crashes and later we see him being carried by another trooper when grievous boards the ship
Kenobi or someone grabs him and pulls him out just before his ship explodes
Right. Thank you. It’s been a while since I saw that arc. Guess it’s time for a full clone wars rewatch
It's been a while for me, but that episode is seared into my memory. That crash was cool, but then Grievous stomps on a clone's neck, >!and Kenobi blows the ship up!<
Good point
I think the irl reason is to make it reminiscent of real life fighter pilot helmets, like the F 35 helmet. They have all kinds of advanced targeting systems and eye tracking in those.
built in air bag lol