STOL CH 701 Formed Acrylic Windshield

The STOL CH 701 kit comes equipped with a custom-formed acrylic windshield custom-manufactured by LP Aero Plastics.   The formed .125" windshield provides additional sturdiness and durability over the previous flat Lexan windshield and is made from "Air Quality" acrylic meeting Federal Specification L-P-391. The new windshield is now supplied as standard equipment with the STOL CH 701 kit, supplied with a Spraylat strippable coating to protect the windshield in shipping, storage, and during installation to the airframe.

STOL CH 70-1 with the formed acrylic windshield and new domed bubble doors:

Note to builders of original STOL CH 701 models: The new acrylic windshield is not a required upgrade, but it can be easily retrofitted to existing STOL CH 701 aircraft. (The original STOL CH 701 windshield used a flat Lexan sheet that was wrapped around the front cabin frame).

Notice the curvature of the new windshield.

Many STOL CH 701 owners keep their aircraft tied-down outdoors - after all, that's one of the advantages to owning an all-metal aircraft, and many STOL CH 701 pilots fly their aircraft from their own private landing field (without hangar facilities).

A canopy cover, such as the one pictured below, helps keep the windshield clean and scratch-free, while providing protection from the sun, rain and snow/ice.