FWIIW, The material in most of our windshields is polycarbonate.
Lexan happens to be one of the brand names,but there are many others..
Acrylic is the other plastic often used in aircraft windshields and windows.
Plexiglas is a popular brand name,but there are many others.
Polycarbonate can be easily bent, cut,drilled etc. with common tools.
Acrylic is harder and is more difficult to work. It will crack unless proper
tools are used in the correct manner.
Don't get them mixed up. It is very expensive.
As my Dad used to say to explain something like this." All crows are
blackbirds,but all blackbirds aren't crows. Larry Huntley
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From: "Tom Jones" <nahsikhs@elltel.net>
To: <kitfox-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: Windsceen Lexan
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>> is "polycarbonate" the same as "lexan"?
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> Yes, Lexan is Polycarbonate. There are other brand names out there too.
> My polycarbonate windshield material that came from the old Skystar was
> Rino or something like that. Its tough and fairly easy to work with. All
> the suggestions from others are good advise to follow.
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> Tom Jones
> Classic IV
> 503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
> Ellensburg, WA
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0569#200569
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> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
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