Cleaning tips
Cleaning airplane windows is similar to cleaning windows at home. However the big difference is that airplane windows are 100 times more sensitive for scratches and they are also 100 more expensive.
Glass is heavy and airplanes need to be light. Thus, airplane windows are made of acrylic, popularly known as Plexiglas or "plastic." Plastic scratches much more easily than glass.
Here are the steps:
- Pour at least an entire bucket of water over the canopy, bubble, or window to remove surface grit. Alternatively, hose off the grit.
- Spray with Aero-Sense
- Wipe lightly with 100-percent cotton cloth to dry and remove lightly attached dirt. Use up-down/left-right motions of the cloth, never circular motions, which create scratches that generate a lot of glare.
Exterior cleaning
b]Use low pressure washing on:[/b]
- landing gear and landing gear bay.
- hydraulic tubes, and air/ground sensors.
