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Old 27th Sep 2008, 07:41
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A crazed cabin window is the least of concerns when flying through volcanic ash.

An older technique for a volcanic ash encounter involved use of the Overheat Test button on the window heat panel, to shatter the outer panes of the forward cockpit windows to restore some visbility after being damaged by volcanic ash.

That had no effect on the cabin windows of course...but cabin windows are far down the priority chain if a volcanic ash encounter has occured.
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