Is Your Screen Up To The Job

[bugdevheli]

Just wandered if anyone has had a bad experience with plexiglass/perspex screens,/ bubbles,/canopies. etc. Particular interest about whether anyone has sustained any sort of injury from this material. Thanks Bug.

[Gaseous]

I once saw an Enstrom for sale with a hole in the screen allegedly eaten by a horse. I cant imagine it did its arse much good.:}

[hihover]

Thanks Gaseous, I just spat a mouthful of tea across my desk.

Bug - I can't remember hearing of any injuries from plexi-glass/perspex. In fact, I hit a fair size bird a few weeks ago and all personnel on board were hit by pieces of perspex but no injuries, other than the bird - and my wallet.

tam

[spencer17]

In 1986 I crashed a Hughes 300C during spraying wineyards.:{
When crawling out of the rubble I got a little cut on my nose caused by the broken plastic screen . The only injury I suffered and that's only because I had been in a hurry.:}
Side effect of the shower in fungicides is that I got no dermatophyte since then:ok:

Spencer17

[farmpilot]

Elephant in Botswana decided he didn't like a Jetranger and punched a hole in the plexiglass. Not sure if the said elephant had been darted by one recently but if he had, I guess it was fair game.

[Nige321]

Bug

Perspex or any of the acrylics can be razor sharp when broken - polycarbonate might be better.

I'll PM you the name and phone of a someone who may be able to help.

He owns a company which makes such things - he owns a Rotorway...:uhoh:

Nige

[Darren999]

This was a strike on a BK117 near me, I now always keep me visor down!!:eek:

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/DarrenELucas/BirdStick.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/DarrenELucas/BirdStrike1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/DarrenELucas/BirdStrike7.jpg

[Darren999]

Forgot to add to the above. As the bird came through it took the throttles back to idle, I think that concentrated the mind...:sad:

[YOP]

Obviously his dying wish was to take you with him, bet he was up in bird heaven sniggering as you sorted that one out.

My co-pilot flew us up the arse of a seagull at 110kts in a Sea King once which did nothing for my peace of mind and even less for the seagull's, but the windscreen stayed intact and at least when we landed we had a nice engineer to clean the giblets off for us.