Sph-4

[101radioman]

Anyone know if there are replicas of the SPH-4 flight helmet?

Thanks

 

[Pete Cooper]

Anyone know if there are replicas of the SPH-4 flight helmet?

Thanks

Don't believe anyone's gone out of their way to copy the SPH-4.

I just bought two fixer-uppers and had to buy the replacement parts for them - $125 for the helmets, $280 for the parts!

 

[noble]

I did the same thing.

I bought a messed up one that had been lying in the Texas desert for many
years. Only had the styro foam liner and some track brackets.
Now look what I got....

I bought a couple donor helmets, took parts I needed,, and resold them on
ebay. The hit one those was minimal. I think Tarim-rex bought one of my
cast-offs. Be careful, and get the correct size.

There are a few places online that sell parts:
http://flighthelmet.com
http://www.helicopterhelmet.com


Didn't someone say there where similar replicas in Thailand?

 

[Pete Cooper]

There are some cheap helmets on eBay that are knock offs of some kind of military helmet, but they're not much like an SPH-4.

 

[SSgt Burton]

Looks like an AL meeting in here.


Yeah about three or four years ago the Chinese knockoffs more closely resembled an SPH-4, however these days the ones one ebay look more along the lines of an HGU-26.

Russ bought one of the old ones back then. Maybe he'll chime in?

I got my SPH-4 off ebay and other than the foam having gone bad (and a nightmare to clean out), it was in very good shape.


When I was looking last year they went for $150 to $250 (EDIT I just checked- mine was $285 :unsure ).


Kevin

 

[Pete Cooper]

Looks like an AL meeting in here.

You know how it is, Kev - all the cool kids go to all the cool parties

 

[bothanspy]

There are still enough SPH-4 out on the marketplace that it is not necessary to replicate it. Check out eBay for them. I personally have 4