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Old 24th Feb 2009, 12:48
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Here is on of many STC's for windshields and there is no Vne limit listed,

Supplemental Type Certificate


The STC pre dates the Sikorsky letter. Which is not a ammendment to the flight manual,

There is no Vne listed in any of the windshield replacement STC's for the S-76 or any other of the STC's for door or chin bubbles.

Just about every installed piece of equipment is a STCed item on the S-76

There is no FAA Ops Manual that has anything about windshields in it.

Plastic windshields are the norm for most of the helicopters flying in the world I do not see that changing.

Fatal Birdstrikes to aircraft are rare, plastic or glass windshields they will and have come thru both on a S-76.

Its more dangerous driving to work down here in the Bayou than flying offshore.
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