So here’s a question that Probably belongs in the “Never Ending Debates” forum, but since I am trying to establish a presence here in the “Rocket Ranch”, I’ll throw it out there….. Standard Windshield or Speed Slope? This also gives me a chance to try picture insertions…. And learn how to use polls….
Bottom line is that this is really esthetics - there is no established speed difference, and installation effort seems to be about the same either way. Having flown a couple hundred hours in my little Subsonex which has a REALLY ”speed-slopey” windshield, I can say that the subjectively, the visibility from the pilot seat isn’t quite as good when looking through that long narrow windshield….but there is also something unique in the look. However, I have always wondered if (visually), the essentially straight lines of the Speed Slope go with the essentially curved nature of the canopy. It’s really an art question. But…..let’s see how close the poll coms to 50/50…..
For those not familiar with the two options….here is the standard windshield:
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And here is the Speed Slope!
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(Pictures taken from the web……)