X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:04:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1357042 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:30:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=sportform@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060830232930.VPAM27846.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:29:30 -0400 Received: from [10.0.1.2] ([70.187.131.148]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id GPVX1V00D3CFU5S0000000 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:29:31 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-40-432222558 X-Original-Message-Id: <365B433E-F583-4378-BBE0-746B873CF3F0@cox.net> From: Barry Hancock Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:29:25 -0700 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) --Apple-Mail-40-432222558 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Aug 29, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Sky2high@aol.com wrote: > 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 > is the way you get out of many WWII warbirds, particularly those with > a jump seat in the back. Grab a bag of adrenaline and give it a good > whack... I've never personally done it (thank goodness!), but it's > been sworn up and down to me that it will work....and it's bound to > have a better chance than the phillips head on your fuel strainer... > 'Fraid not. Our canapes, oops - canopies (durn french), are made > out of xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in autos. FWIW, the canopy knife is installed on many WWII warbirds with modern plexi... This is all anecdotal until someone finds a blemished canopy to test a knife on.... But the knifes are made for plexi, not tempered glass. Barry --Apple-Mail-40-432222558 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
On Aug 29, 2006, = at 10:00 PM, Sky2high@aol.com = wrote:

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.=A0 However, this=A0
is the way you get = out of many WWII warbirds, particularly those with=A0
a jump seat = in the back.=A0 Grab a bag of adrenaline and give it a good=A0 =
whack...=A0 I've never personally done it (thank goodness!), but = it's=A0
been sworn up and down to me that it will work....and it's = bound to=A0
have a better chance than the phillips head on your fuel = strainer...
'Fraid = not.=A0 Our canapes, oops -=A0canopies (durn french), are made out of = xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in = autos.

FWIW, the canopy knife is = installed on many WWII warbirds with modern plexi...=A0 This is all = anecdotal until someone finds a blemished canopy to test a knife on....=A0= But the knifes are made for plexi, not tempered glass.=A0

Barry
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