Sun Visor for Savannah

[JG3]

Finally here is the visor that I made for my Savannah.

 

Works really well and I use it a lot.

 

Simple construction, light weight and low cost.

 

It's made of that material that's commonly used for real estate for sale signs. It's corrugated plastic, very light and quite rigid.

 

Mine is 600mm wide by 200 deep. I can see out from under this to enough above the horizon for safety.

 

A length of 6mm aluminium rod is epoxied to one edge.

 

I added aluminium strips wrapped around and epoxied to give more strength.

 

Cutouts allow the use of good quality plastic clothes pegs to use as hinges.

 

The clothes pegs are riveted to the cabin top. They provide a friction hinge, and allow easy removal of the visor.

 

When not in use the visor is held up to the overhead console by a tab of velcro.

 

JG

 

 

 

 

 

[eightyknots]

Interesting solution to a issue that I was only wondering about about a week ago. I was flying into the sun and the glare was quite pronounced and I thought "why don't planes have sun visors?"

 

Someone may also have an answer to my question: why don't planes have windscreen wipers, especially for during taxiing? (some WW II British planes had them).

 

This sun visor looks like a nice, simple, lightweight solution!

 

 

[dazza 38]

Hi eightyknots, some a/c do have windsreen wipers as you have mentioned. I think the reason light a/c dont have them, is because the windsreens are made of Lexan, or similar product, that will scratch easily(not glass).If wipers have dirt,grit etc, between the wiper blade and the windsreen.It will scratch the windscreen.Very quickly.

 

 

[blueshed]

My Airtractor has a windscreen wiper,

 

and I must say an extremely handy device in SA at the moment!