Windshield colour?

[huberlu]

Hello,

Does anybody know if windshield being tinted (of which colour?) or simply coloured by smoke and oil of the motor....



I read something on the forum but I do not find it any more...

Thank you.

Huberlu

[Dan_San_Abbott]

huberlu:
Celluloid windshield, are not clear, but have a slight yellowish cast to them. And after a little engine oil, and dust, they are a bitch to clean.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

[huberlu]

Thank you very much Monsieur Dan San Abbott.

[Romani]

Dan San, I am curious, wich airplanes used celluloid windscreens? All of those I've seen at Hendon museum were glass, not bullet proof, but modern crash glass that didn't broke into splinters.

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Romani:
Most British aircraft used Triplex laminated safety glass wins screens. Most German aircraft used celluloid windscreens, Albatros for example, Pfalz, Roland, Fokker to name a few. The first photo shows a celluloid wind screen very well. SPAD and Nieuport use safety glass wind screens with aluminum frames.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

[huberlu]

Thank you very much.

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