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Old 18th July 2012 | 08:29
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Dg800
 
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Is the glass tinted? AFAIK anti-UV glass (or plexiglass) always has a visible tint, usually brownish. Clear glass is untreated and will let through soft UV radiation, but block out hard radiation, the type that causes skin cancer.
Can still be a problem if you sunburn easily, but on the other hand how often do you have the sun shining right on you through the windshield for a long time and not just simply diffusing into the cockpit? Diffused light is of course much less harmful than direct radiation.
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