Rebel pilot flight helmet

Rebel pilot flight helmets were headgear worn by starfighter pilots of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The helmets often included a visor with a special computer projection for targeting. These helmets were usually decorated with the Alliance Starbird, though some pilots customized them to include symbols of personal significance or emblems of specific squadrons. Their craft's life support systems negated the need for a self-contained helmet such as those used by the Empire's TIE pilots.

Helmet types
The Rebel's X-wing flight helmets were made of a plasteel hull and included a Dysonic motivator housing on the ridges of the helmet and customized heat diffusion plating on the sides; AerTech atmospheric conversion regulators on the edges of the helmet on the dorsal facial edges; a localized atmospheric field generator on the edge of the central ridge; a retractable polarizing visor; Reifflex adaptable foam lining the inside of the helmet; a ComTech sensa-mic for reporting to mission control and issuing commands to wingmates; and a flexfit chin pad with an adjustable strap lock. The X-wing helmet was the most seen in the Alliance, and many pilots -- such as the Y-wing pilots during the Battle of Yavin -- wore them no matter the starfighter model. The variations were more common by the time of the Battle of Endor.

The standard Y-wing pilot helmet was equipped with an identichip, protective eye lenses, comlink, flight systems input jack, and an audio receiver. The helmet was much like that of a standard X-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. 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.

To accommodate the variety of body types among the various non-human races that served as Rebel pilots, many helmets differed in configuration.

Behind the scenes
The helmets worn by Alliance X-wing pilots were made from modified plastic copies of real US Navy APH-6B flight helmets.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: X-Wing
 * Star Wars: Rebel Assault
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars 5: Lo, The Moons of Yavin
 * Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron video game series
 * Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning
 * Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground: Hoth
 * Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit
 * Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord
 * Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
 * Star Wars 45: Death Probe
 * Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
 * Star Wars: Rebel Assault II
 * Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
 * Star Wars 51: Resurrection of Evil
 * Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Good-bye!
 * Star Wars 60: Shira's Story
 * Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void
 * Star Wars 62: Pariah
 * Star Wars 64: Serphidian Eyes
 * Star Wars 65: Golrath Never Forgets
 * Star Wars 67: The Darker
 * Star Wars 68: The Search Begins
 * Star Wars 74: The Iskalon Effect
 * Star Wars 78: Hoth Stuff
 * Star Wars 80: Ellie
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars 82: Diplomacy
 * Star Wars 87: Still Active After All These Years
 * Star Wars 90: The Choice
 * Star Wars 93: Catspaw
 * Star Wars 95: No Zeltrons
 * Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
 * Star Wars 97: Escape
 * ''Star Wars 99: Touch of the Goddess
 * ''Star Wars 100: First Strike
 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron comics