Choosing Lexan or Plexiglass for your Aircraft

I expected an answer to the choice for one type on the windshield and the other on the door.

how do they get the scratches outta safety glasses?

Which has better insulation properties from the cold? Which is better for using to replace my household window with? I had 1/2" thick dual pane Andersen window. Thanks

Thank you. So, pelxIglass is acrylIc and is breakable like real glass, and is relatively chemically resilient to petroleum. That's what I needed to know.

Do Lamination in Acrylic Glass than
It ll not Crack & Scatter

Good info

I did not know you could bend Polycarbonite in a metal bender like that. Wow.

Unlike polycarbonate, acrylic is not toxic as a solid.

Why not just put a film over polycarbonate so it doesn't scratch

I’m wondering which is the better candidate for thermoforming— especially compound curved under vacuum. I’m sure I can find that somewhere though.

Great video, what's a common thickness for a front windshield for a homebuilt aircraft?

👍 I've had both materials for windscreens on different planes over the decades. The last two I built I used polycarbonate. I feel it's safer. I've had a turkey come through plexiglass once. Talk about a bird strike.
I just plan on replacing the windshield few years due to easier scratching.
It's not instrument rated. But I still use a wiper due to early morning dew that forms quick. And Rain-X doesn't quite cut it when watching for deer.
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The Sound Of Silence/Mrs Robinson "There's a future's in plastics"

Lexan 4 life 🤘🙏

Thank you sir

Awesome explanation with clarity. Should safety not win n be 1st consideration over price when building plexiglass or lexan usable items ( not toys or other one time use lab flasks etc).?


Also can both plastics be not overlaid to get all properties? Good day

great info thx....

I wat to make double wall acrylic similar to double wall POLYCARBONATE sheets. Do you think the double wall acrylic with have a better insulation property's that the double wall polycarbonate ? I'm attempting to make a glass studio/office.

"Bullet proof" is an inaccurate description... I think you're describing "bullet resistance".

Why these ads?

"There is a future in plastics, somebody used to say," indeed! 🙂

Amazing!

You mention that polycarbonate scratches easily, and that scratches cannot be sanded or buffed out. True... BUT... There is a fast, easy way to remove scratches from polycarbonate. Simply play a loose flame from a propane torch gently over the scratched area. They will disappear like magic!

Perfect. Very well explained, thank you!

Considering bird strikes or FOD, which can with stand the impact for say a 125 kn impact?

Great vid. Plexiglas has one "s".

Great video but as mentioned below the properties listed under "Strength" are not strength. Strength = allowable stress which in tension or shear is simply force /area, bending is more complex ( stress =My/I) but for the same bender and same thickness of material, strength reduces to the ability to resist force. So if the Lexan bends before the acrylic under the same force then the yield strength of the acrylic is higher. The property you want to explore here is "toughness" or the ability of a material to absorb energy up to fracture (= the area under the stress-strain curve).

Hi,.....how well does the Lexan deal with Bird strike.....?

What about PETG?

Nice video 👏👏👏

Can we cover the lexan with clear tape to protect it from chemicals, scratches, and UV?

well done! I'm glad that we are in the same industry. Our company also has many kinds of acrylic sheets and polycarbonate sheets.

Is there a protective film you can put over lexan to help with scratch, UV and chemical resistance?

Very informative video thanks 👍

thanx bro

Great video and explanation
for a student in aviation

Hi Sir, Are you sure about your claim that Polycarbonate in incompatible with gasoline? You know I consulted Cole Parmer database and for all types of gasoline listed there the compatibility is stated as Excellent with Polycarbonate. What source did you use?

The Graduate! Great reference to us old enough to know it.

Thank you very much for your advice. The example of the fold was very clear.

Seems like damned if you do the damned if you don't if you make your doors out of polycarbonate we're going to have to replace them due to the UV light from the sun. But not last chance of it breaking and cracking or virtually no chance of breaking and cracking. If you buy the stuff that has a UV coating on it and you get a deep scratch in it and send it out I guess you lose the coating that blocks the UV that's just a matter of time before it gets destroyed by the sun. Any idea how long it takes before the UV destroys the poly on average? Thank you for your time

Very helpful video. Can I use polycarbonate as a cover for my awning? And where can I purchase in NYC? TY

Thank you for your video

We're now playing a game of finding Stewie, good luck everyone.

Thank you so much

i want to building acrylic bolw forming for my rov but i have some problems

I had a heffty birdstrike at 150 Kts with a Mooney. It was SHOKING!
The BUBBLE type design enhances the strength of the plexiglas.

Nice info uncle 👍 thx 🙏

I found this video to be very informative. The gentleman spoke Claire And slow enough to understand him. The give me every answer I could have possibly have thought of to ask. Well done my friend

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