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STOL CH 701 Formed Acrylic Windshield
The STOL CH 701 kit comes
equipped with a custom-formed acrylic windshield custom-manufactured by LP Aero Plastics. The formed
.125" windshield provides additional sturdiness and durability over the previous flat
Lexan windshield and is made from "Air Quality" acrylic meeting Federal
Specification L-P-391. The new windshield is now supplied as standard
equipment with the STOL CH 701 kit, supplied with a Spraylat strippable coating to protect the windshield in
shipping, storage, and during installation to the airframe.
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CH 70-1 with the formed acrylic windshield and new domed bubble
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Note to builders of
original STOL CH 701 models: The new
acrylic windshield is not a required upgrade, but it can be easily retrofitted to
existing STOL CH 701 aircraft. (The original STOL CH 701 windshield
used a flat Lexan sheet that was wrapped around the front cabin
frame).
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Many STOL CH 701
owners keep their aircraft tied-down outdoors - after all, that's one of
the advantages to owning an all-metal aircraft, and many STOL CH 701
pilots fly their aircraft from their own private landing field (without
hangar facilities).
Quality canopy covers, such as the ones pictured
below, help keep the windshield clean and scratch-free, while providing
protection from the sun, rain and snow/ice.
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