FLY RACING
INTRODUCES NEW
FORMULA HELMET
F
ly Racing introduced a completely new helmet called the
Formula. The Formula helmet includes some innovative ways
to reduce the energy transferred in low-speed and rotational im-
pacts while still performing well in high-impact hits. 6D Helmets
was the first company to emphasize rotational impact absorb-
ing technology when the company launched in 2012, and most
helmet brands now have tried to address this with their own
technology. The reduced energy transfer in low-speed and
rotational impacts is not yet part of any required helmet safety
standards but is becoming widely recognized by a lot of head
health experts throughout the world and will likely become part
of those required standards in the future.
The most unique feature in the new Fly Formula helmet is
the seven strategically placed RHEON Impact Energy Cells
designed by Dr. Dan Plant, a mechanical and industrial design-
engineering expert based at the Imperial College of London.
The blue cells utilize a maze-like structure that is designed to
compress in an impact or shear to reduce rotational energy.
The RHEON cells are just one element of the Adaptive Impact
System (AIS) that the Fly design team developed. The helmet
utilizes a dual-density EPS liner with Conehead Technology that
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Fly says dissipates impact forces
more effectively than traditional EPS.
That EPS is also strategically thicker
in areas that you are most likely to
impact.
The shell is made of 12k carbon
fiber, which allows for less resin and
lower weight with superior penetra-
tion resistance versus more common-
ly used 3k carbon fiber. The Formula
helmet also uses an extremely flex-
ible nylon visor, which is resistant to
breaking and has the added benefit
of flexing in an impact. The visor also
uses a proprietary Control Release
System (CRS) that allows it to pop off
in an impact to reduce the chance of
twisting the head and neck.
"Our goal in building the Formula
helmet was to build a helmet that
would be the pinnacle of safety
equipment and we absolutely feel
we have achieved that," said Jerry
Lathrop, Lead Development Manager
at Fly Racing.
The Formula helmet will be avail-
able within the next few weeks. CN
