How would a WW2 era canopy react...

[Bodhi]

I don't deal much with Japanese stuff, but most of their stuff had real laminated glass in their panels.  Laminated glass generally shatters when hit by a round or splinter.  Either can penetrate but the panel generally stays intact owing to the lamination.  Based upon my experience with US aircraft from WWII, synthetic glass sometimes allows a hole and remains intact and sometimes shatters.  It seems to depend on the impact angle and what actually hit it.  Also, the surrounding frame and it's ability to absorb impact energy is also a factor.

Hope that helps.

[LLogann]

What did you just say?     Laminated glass will crack shatter but certainly doesn't brake apart. 

I don't deal much with Japanese stuff, but most of their stuff had real laminated glass in their panels.  Laminated glass generally shatters when hit by a round or splinter.  Either can penetrate but the panel generally stays intact owing to the lamination.  Based upon my experience with US aircraft from WWII, synthetic glass sometimes allows a hole and remains intact and sometimes shatters.  It seems to depend on the impact angle and what actually hit it.  Also, the surrounding frame and it's ability to absorb impact energy is also a factor.

Hope that helps.

[W7LPNRICK]

That photo looks like a subsonic bird strike on a modern fighter.

 

[Saxman]

That photo looks like a supersonic bird strike on a modern fighter.

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He says as he posts a photo of the very sub-sonic Harrier attack plane....

[W7LPNRICK]

He says as he posts a photo of the very sub-sonic Harrier attack plane....

Huh? What? I did know that.     No afterburners, very short battle radius, but awesome to watch take-off ANY TIME, ANY WHERE!  

[Bodhi]

What did you just say?     Laminated glass will crack shatter but certainly doesn't brake apart. 

That is exactly what I said.  The panel remains intact.

[LLogann]

Gotcha... Had to reread it.   

That is exactly what I said.  The panel remains intact.

[IrishOne]

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Photo of a Beaufighter, took a dead on hit by a Japanese 20mm.
No one was injured, just some glass splinters flying around in the cockpit.

 

That photo looks like a subsonic bird strike on a modern fighter.

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