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lsabuilder(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: Window tinting

Greetings,

   

  Was installing my top windshield on my 701 and since I live in central Fla.. Has any one installed window tinting on their top acrylic windshield ???   Better do it now than later. 

   

  Bob

   

  Plane painted, wired, rigged.

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Window tinting

Is you plane going to be hangered most of the time? If not the tint could put more heat on the acrylic and cause it to distort.



If you can find it you'd be better of getting tinted acrylic than adding the tint after market.

[quote="lsabuilder(at)yahoo.com"]Greetings,

   

  Was installing my top windshield on my 701 and since I live in central Fla.. Has any one installed window tinting on their top acrylic windshield ???   Better do it now than later. 

   

  Bob

   

  Plane painted, wired, rigged.

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jean-paul.roy4(at)tlb.sym
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: Window tinting

How about doubling it with a thin tinted piece of  LEXAN ?

  

 Jean-Paul

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NYTerminat(at)AOL.COM
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: Window tinting

I don't know how old your kit is, but mine came with a tinted piece of  lexan for the top. Works pretty well. You can get different tinted pieces of  lexan from McMasters. I would not double it, it just adds more weight.

  

 Bob Spudis

 N701ZX  CH701/912S

  

  

  

 In a message dated 9/11/2006 6:19:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jean-paul.roy4(at)tlb.sympatico.ca writes:

 [quote]   How about doubling it with a thin tinted piece of    LEXAN ?

    

   Jean-Paul

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jean-paul.roy4(at)tlb.sym
Guest

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:28 am Post subject: Window tinting

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks Bob.

  

 Jean-Paul

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david_a_g_johnson(at)btin
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: Window tinting

Just a thought - how about 'solar film', it's used to cut down heat in  conservatories, sunrooms, etc. Very light and easily removed if you don't need  it.

  

 I think it's made by 3Ms among others.

  

 Dave Johnson

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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:13 am Post subject: Window tinting

Jean-Paul and Bob,



 It seems to me the other side of this coin is the question of thickness of the required piece of plastic.  The canopy thickness is determined mostly from the aerodynamic forces rather than the need to filter the sun light.  You could add a very thin sheet of plastic to act as a light filter rather than designing a new canopy with the color filter included.  



 By adding a very thin and light filter sheet, you could get the optical behavior you want with only a very small weight addition.  You could add and remove this additional filter without replacing the main canopy.



 Paul

 Xl Fuselage

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 [quote]That makes a lot of sense. Thanks Bob.

  

 Jean-Paul

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jean-paul.roy4(at)tlb.sym
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: Window tinting

Paul, we're not talking canopy here. We're talking  about a 701 roof windshield or skyshield. Different story.

  

 Jean-Paul

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lrm(at)skyhawg.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: Window tinting

I used tinted lexan, available at plastic  distributors.  The window tint like you use on cars will not stay on  Plexiglas or lexan.

  

 Larry, N1345L, www.skyhawg.com

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lllanducci(at)tds.net
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: Window tinting

When I purchased my 801 kit in August, 2003 from Zenith, it came with a 

tinted Lexan top window.



Larry Landucci -- N801LL

Chris In Marshfield

Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 87

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Window tinting

Hi Larry,



I didn't notice that your top glass was tinted.  Reckon I should be more observant 



Best regards,

Chris

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lrm(at)skyhawg.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: Window tinting

Yep, it's a pretty dark smoked grey.  Notice my little side windows, the top 

is out of the same piece.  I bought a 4X8 piece from the distributor in 

Little Rock.  If I remember right is was about $90, plus it's 1/8".  My 

windshield and doors are also tinted.  I got them from Zenith.



Larry, N1345L, www.skyhawg.com



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