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Old January 4th 08, 02:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
F. Baum
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On Jan 3, 10:41*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

That's maybe pretty damned rare. If you've had your windshield knocked
out I'd like to hear about it.


Also, to adress your other thing about the windscreen. I lost part of a
screen and the greenhouse n a cub due to a fatigue crack finally giving way
on takeoff and the drag stopped us where we were altitude wise.
I have been told that most low powered cessnas and the like will not hold
altitude with the windscreen out.

Bertie


Bert, I was involved in a situation a couple of years ago where a kid
had the windscreen cave in on a Cessna 182. I had heard this could
happen on the 150/152 when they are overstressed, but I never heard of
it on the bigger Cessnas. Always wondered how common this is, any
other RAP fans had this happen?
Frank