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Larry Bowen
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 Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:48 pm Post subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool |
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FYI. --
Larry Bowen
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
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From: Paul Burton <pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool
To: larry(at)bowenaero.com (larry(at)bowenaero.com)
Dear Mr. Larry Bowen – RV Builders Group of the Triad
I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for that ‘one time event’ of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they don’t have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6” x 1”), strong and is simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC, and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly.
This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the Canopy Breaker Tool.
Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own aircraft for safety and survival.
Paul Burton
Sabre Aviation, Inc.
pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)
386.788.1494 Office
317.697.5026 Mobile
815.301.9246 Fax
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool |
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Larry,
Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of spring loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this subject on the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are upside down, strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enough swing at the canopy to break it.
If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windows and found out they would even bust those.
Bill
From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry Bowen
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM
To: SERV
Subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool
FYI.
--
Larry Bowen
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
do not archive
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From: Paul Burton <pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool
To: larry(at)bowenaero.com (larry(at)bowenaero.com)
Dear Mr. Larry Bowen – RV Builders Group of the Triad
I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for that ‘one time event’ of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they don’t have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6” x 1”), strong and is simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC, and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly.
This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the Canopy Breaker Tool.
Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own aircraft for safety and survival.
Paul Burton
Sabre Aviation, Inc.
pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)
386.788.1494 Office
317.697.5026 Mobile
815.301.9246 Fax
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool |
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Bill Repucci <bill(at)repucci.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Larry,
Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of spring
loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this subject on
the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are upside down,
strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enough swing at the
canopy to break it.
If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better
than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windows
and found out they would even bust those.
Bill
From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Bowen
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM
To: SERV
Subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool
FYI.
--
Larry Bowen
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
do not archive
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Paul Burton <pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool
To: larry(at)bowenaero.com
Dear Mr. Larry Bowen - RV Builders Group of the Triad
I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light
aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation
operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble
canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window
of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we
generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for
that 'one time event' of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would
not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken
to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a
recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the
canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they
don't have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have
developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6" x 1"), strong and is
simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC,
and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break
the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly.
This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the
tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the
Canopy Breaker Tool.
Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on
this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own
aircraft for safety and survival.
Paul Burton
Sabre Aviation, Inc.
pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com
386.788.1494 Office
317.697.5026 Mobile
815.301.9246 Fax
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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Larry Bowen
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool |
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Ya, thats something to consider. It's just a hunk-o-metal I think. I haven't studied it too close. --
Larry Bowen
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Bill Repucci <bill(at)repucci.com (bill(at)repucci.com)> wrote:
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Larry,
Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of spring loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this subject on the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are upside down, strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enough swing at the canopy to break it.
If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windows and found out they would even bust those.
Bill
From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rvsoutheast-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Larry Bowen
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM
To: SERV
Subject: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool
FYI.
--
Larry Bowen
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
do not archive
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Paul Burton <pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool
To: larry(at)bowenaero.com (larry(at)bowenaero.com)
Dear Mr. Larry Bowen – RV Builders Group of the Triad
I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for that ‘one time event’ of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they don’t have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6” x 1”), strong and is simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC, and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly.
This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the Canopy Breaker Tool.
Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own aircraft for safety and survival.
Paul Burton
Sabre Aviation, Inc.
pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com (pburton5(at)cfl.rr.com)
386.788.1494 Office
317.697.5026 Mobile
815.301.9246 Fax
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