Kevin wrote: > . . . Lexan . . . is just about impossible to break, especially when > you're on your back trying to kick them out.
That's probably true and is important for the old-style, smaller back windows that are firmly attached. On the Ercoupes and Forneys, the sliding windows only need to be pushed on to bend and pop out of their tracks. The windshield is not even fastened at the bottom but it is at the top and sides so I don't know how easy it would be to push out. Landing in soft, plowed ground and flipping over like Wayne Woolard once did, does merit keeping the ability to bust out. It's very, very rare but that's not much consolation when you find yourself lying there with the plane upside down on top of you. Ed
