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Old February 19th 07, 03:59 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Default Epidemic of cracked windshields in KDEN, explanation unknown

On Feb 18, 10:57 pm, Mike Hunt postmaster@localhost wrote:
Jim Macklin wrote:
How cold did it get in Denver? Aluminum and plastic have
different contraction rates with cold. Plastic also gets
brittle with cold. Wind flexes wing, which also flexes
fuselages, erg---cracks.


Wow. Really? Isn't it cold at 40000 feet?


Usually -50.