When Windshields Fail

Credit: ATSB
Consider for a moment your aircraft’s windshield and the stresses it endures as a matter of course. It might bake to 130F on a heat-soaked ramp and 20 min. later be pushing through the stratosphere at 500 kt. in air super cooled to -45F. Moreover, it holds firm despite the pressure differential. We...

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