X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:52:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1356058 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:56:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=rsimon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6CC2B.76CAFD74" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:57:26 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting Thread-Index: AcbL8WgaURRzazaMSeqyi4CTPdU9IwAOVuwg From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6CC2B.76CAFD74 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Acrylic has poor impact strength, less than 10% that of polycarbonate (Makrolon or Lexan). Though it will break it is likely to form attached shards instead of the nearly explosive shattering of tempered glass. So if you pack a sharp hammer to crack it you might want to pack also a pair of channel lock pliers to open a safe exit. =20 =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20 ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Sky2high@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:00 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:23:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, sportform@cox.net writes: I assume the Legacy canopy is 3/8"....big assumption. However, this =20 is the way you get out of many WWII warbirds, particularly those with =20 a jump seat in the back. Grab a bag of adrenaline and give it a good =20 whack... I've never personally done it (thank goodness!), but it's =20 been sworn up and down to me that it will work....and it's bound to =20 have a better chance than the phillips head on your fuel strainer... =09 'Fraid not. Our canapes, oops - canopies (durn french), are made out of xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in autos. =20 Scoring it with a Cutco serrated Bowie knife may assist in kicking the @#%#@*&*^@ out, but a panel mounted rechargeable Dremel equipped with a cutoff wheel or 12/28 VDC "bone" saw may be your best bet. Otherwise, keep the greasy side down. =20 Grayhawk =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6CC2B.76CAFD74 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Acrylic has = poor impact=20 strength, less than 10% that of polycarbonate (Makrolon or Lexan). = Though=20 it will break it is likely to form attached shards instead of the nearly = explosive shattering of tempered glass. So if you pack a sharp = hammer to=20 crack it you might want to pack also a pair of channel lock pliers to = open a=20 safe exit.

Robert M.=20 Simon

ES-P = N301ES

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 Sky2high@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:00=20 AM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Re: = Lancair IV-PT=20 Crash & Exiting

In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:23:54 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 sportform@cox.net writes:

I assume the = Legacy canopy is=20 3/8"....big assumption. However, this
is the way you = get out=20 of many WWII warbirds, particularly those with
a jump seat = in the=20 back. Grab a bag of adrenaline and give it a good =20
whack... I've never personally done it (thank goodness!), = but=20 it's
been sworn up and down to me that it will work....and = it's=20 bound to
have a better chance than the phillips head on your = fuel=20 strainer...

'Fraid not. Our canapes, oops - canopies (durn french), = are made=20 out of xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in = autos.

Scoring it with a Cutco serrated Bowie knife may assist in kicking = the=20 @#%#@*&*^@ out, but a panel mounted rechargeable Dremel = equipped with=20 a cutoff wheel or 12/28 VDC "bone" saw may be your best bet. = Otherwise,=20 keep the greasy side down.

Grayhawk

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