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Old July 11th 04, 05:12 AM
MichaelR
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Why do airliner cockpit windows have heaters?
The answer is to keep the windows warm enough and flexible enough so they
don't shatter if they hit a bird.
If Mythbusters had cooled that side window to -50C, it would have
disintegrated when the bullet hit it.