Glareshield and UV rays
The glareshield (the black shelf above the instruments) doesn't need to be coated with UV reflecting material, as the cockpit windows will block UV-B (the injurious part of the UV spectrum). Acrylics, however, will not block UV effects.
UV-C is absorbed by the atmospheric ozone and is not supposed to reach the earth
UV-C is absorbed by the atmospheric ozone and is not supposed to reach the earth
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And if you want to test the UV blocking qualities of your windscreen - try a pair of "peril sensitive" (photochromic) sunglasses up there. They don't darken - well they shouldn't !!
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