User manuals, the pre-flight checklist, sizing instructions, data sheets, test reports, aviation helmet standards and research on aircrew health. Click any document to view or download it. Some documents are available on request only.
User manual for the RATH helmet. November 2024 edition. PDF, 3.8 MB.
View / DownloadInstallation steps and foam setups for the RATH maxillofacial mandible. Version 2025.11.18. PDF, 0.9 MB.
View / DownloadHow to use the RATH sizing kit templates to find your shell size. PDF, 0.3 MB.
View / DownloadPre-flight inspection checklist for the RATH helmet. PDF, 37 KB.
View / DownloadHow the RATH compares against the DOI/USFS Aviation Helmet Standard v4.3, FNS/PD 96-18 (HGU-56/P) and the USSOCOM RATH Performance Specification. August 2026. PDF, 0.4 MB.
View / DownloadSide-by-side chart of which aviation helmets are certified to DOI/USFS, FNS/PD 96-18 and RATH-P, with sources.
Compare helmetsDepartment of the Interior list of helmets with a Certificate of Compliance to the DOI/USFS Aviation Helmet Standard. The VNE Aero RATH is at the bottom of the certificates table.
View on doi.govCover-page confirmations from Element U.S. Space & Defense testing to the DOI/USFS Aviation Helmet Standard v4.3, one for each helmet size. These are the cover pages only, not the full test reports. PDF, 0.7 MB.
View / DownloadThe Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service aviation helmet standard the RATH is tested to. PDF, 1.4 MB.
View / DownloadThe military aircrew helmet specification behind the HGU-56/P. PDF, 0.8 MB.
View / DownloadPosch et al., BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019. Survey of 221 helicopter pilots and crew; NVG use linked to neck pain. Free to read online.
Read onlineDepartment of Defense report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, February 2019. Literature review and epidemiology study. PDF, 1.9 MB.
View / DownloadU.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), NATO STO briefing. Findings of the DoD pilot health study, including low back pain and neck strain. PDF, 1.7 MB.
View / DownloadMilitary specification for polycarbonate flyer's helmet visors. The RATH-P standard takes its visor mechanical and optical clarity requirements from this document. PDF, 0.4 MB.
View / DownloadMilitary Combat Eye Protection performance specification. The RATH-P standard uses its upgraded ballistic requirement in place of the one in the visor specification. PDF, 1.4 MB.
View / DownloadDepartment of the Interior guide to aviation life support equipment. PDF, 1.3 MB.
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