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Old 7th March 2007 | 06:03
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OVERTALK
 
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Does anybody really believe that a wind gusting to a maximum of 48 MPH could pit a windscreen sufficiently to make them crack - courtesy of some fine grit?
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And do it on all four windscreens of the one parked jet (by artfully and deviously turning around corners)?
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I've flown low-level through heavy desert sandstorms and arctic blizzards at 400+kts with nary a scratch on a heated windscreen.
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For the pressure concept, think "square of the indicated airspeed" folks.
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This is all about heating from cold-soak and how you go about it.
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