SkywayCaptain
Active Member
I noticed that several of you have purchased some type of emergency hammer to break the canopy for emergency exit use. I think this is a great idea no matter what type of canopy you have, so I bought one for my RV-7.
A week or so ago, I happened to be in the local maint. shop changing my oil and making a few adjustments on the 7. I was chewing the rag with the shop manager and he told me that they were going to break the windshield out of a Cirrus aircraft that was parked next to me in the shop as they were going to replace the windshield.
Seeing a chance to actually try out my emergency hammer, I asked and was allowed to use my hammer on the Cirrus windshield.
After smacking the *&^% out of the windshield for several minutes with the hammer, I got NOWHERE!
Now, I know that I am no "he man", but I consider myself at least average strength. The Cirrus windshield may be slightly thicker than the RV's and I don't know if they are made of the same material.
I know that they work well on tempered glass in autos, but this makes me seriously wonder if these emergency hammers are practical at all for RV's.
What do you guys think??
A week or so ago, I happened to be in the local maint. shop changing my oil and making a few adjustments on the 7. I was chewing the rag with the shop manager and he told me that they were going to break the windshield out of a Cirrus aircraft that was parked next to me in the shop as they were going to replace the windshield.
Seeing a chance to actually try out my emergency hammer, I asked and was allowed to use my hammer on the Cirrus windshield.
After smacking the *&^% out of the windshield for several minutes with the hammer, I got NOWHERE!
Now, I know that I am no "he man", but I consider myself at least average strength. The Cirrus windshield may be slightly thicker than the RV's and I don't know if they are made of the same material.
I know that they work well on tempered glass in autos, but this makes me seriously wonder if these emergency hammers are practical at all for RV's.
What do you guys think??