View Single Post
  #2  
Old February 12th 11, 09:33 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Don Johnstone[_4_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 398
Default Radiation Exposure in Sailplanes

At 06:42 12 February 2011, Lorry wrote:
A few years back I had the opportunity to visit the Mecoplex Stand at
the Friedrichshafen Aero during which I asked about the problem of
radiation exposure and was assured that their canopy materials
absorbed both UVA and UVB to a very high degree (approx.98%). In
support of this they mailed me a copy of their catalogue
substantiating this claim. I am sure they will provide the same info
to anyone interested.

Lorry


And we would want to do this because?...................