For this particular test vehicle, and due to the geometry (canopy is overhead and we have a separate windshield) there will be no birdstrike req. That said we will be pressure testing several articles. Manufacturers I've talked to are mostly build to print shops with little experience in design...
I am looking for information on bolting an acrylic canopy or window to an airframe. I have seen the edges of the acrylic windows wrapped with fiberglass to provide bearing strength and elastomer bushings used. The end goal is a bushing/material combo (and process) that will provide a published...
