Escape hammer?

Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

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Jim Pennino

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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

The escape hammers work well on glass but not plexaglass. You will need
an axe to get through the plexi.

Michelle P

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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

The escape hammers work well on glass but not plexaglass. You will need
an axe to get through the plexi.

Check with Ben Davisson (sic).
Back in the mid-1980's, someone published plans for a canopy breaking
tool. I thought Ben made some and was selling them.
It started out as a big rectangular piece of steel.
One half was shaped into a triangular dagger.
The other half was formed into a cylindrical handle with a guard between
the handle and the blade to prevent ones hand from slipping forward.

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Michelle P wrote:


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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?


The escape hammers work well on glass but not plexaglass. You will need
an axe to get through the plexi.


Check with Ben Davisson (sic).
Back in the mid-1980's, someone published plans for a canopy breaking
tool. I thought Ben made some and was selling them.
It started out as a big rectangular piece of steel.
One half was shaped into a triangular dagger.
The other half was formed into a cylindrical handle with a guard between
the handle and the blade to prevent ones hand from slipping forward.
The Lancair/Columbia 300/350,etc. come standard with one mounted under
the seat. The idea is that the door opens UP, so if you are in an
accident upside down, you are stuck unless you can break the window. So
therefore a hammer comes for "free". Guess there is a way to find out
who makes it. Looks like an ice hammer maybe for mountain climbers.

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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

--
Jim Pennino

The Canadian Chipmunk carries a Canadian Airforce Issued hatchet
(as in small axe). It is well secured and I check that carefully before
doing aeros in it:-)

Haven't had a chance to try it out yet, rick

I'll bet a standard drywall saw would work great. About 4:99 at Home Depot.
Plus, it would have many more uses for survival after you egress.

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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

--
Jim Pennino

The Canadian Chipmunk carries a Canadian Airforce Issued hatchet
(as in small axe). It is well secured and I check that carefully before
doing aeros in it:-)

Haven't had a chance to try it out yet, rick

Go to harborfreight.com and search "emergency". Three different tools came
up for auto extraction ranging from $4 to $10. I didn't see any like the
bubble ax that we carried in our AH-1 Cobra helicopters, though. Rob little
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Anyone have a recommendation/source for an escape hammer to bust out
the canopy of a Tiger in case of a forced landing and jammed canopy?

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Jim Pennino

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