Transparent Tinted PLEXIGLAS® GS Aviation Grades
Based on PLEXIGLAS® GS 245 and PLEXIGLAS® GS 249 aviation-grade acrylic sheet products, we offer a variety of transparent tints manufactured and certified to the German aviation material specification (Werkstoff-Leistungsblatt) applicable to the base material. Transparent tinted sheets based on PLEXIGLAS® GS 241 are also available.
Available tints are shown in the following tables, classed according to base material and major applications. The light transmission is independent of the nominal sheet thickness
Available tints
– classed according to base material and major applications –
PLEXIGLAS® GS tinted |
PLEXIGLAS®
Grade |
Color |
Light
Transmission*) |
Typical Applications |
|
based on 241
|
2928
2942
5Y50
2929
7Y16 |
Blue
Green
Blue
Gray
Gray |
78%
76 %
75 %
75 %
75 % |
Windscreens and primary cockpit windows, glider canopies |
|
2930 |
Gray |
52 % |
Secondary cockpit windows as well as passenger cabin windows |
|
8Y40 |
Umbra |
17 % |
Sunshades |
|
based on 245
|
2871
655
2421
2422
2812 |
Blue
Blue
Blue
Green
Gray |
78 %
76 %
75 %
75%
74 % |
Windscreens and primary cockpit windows, glider canopies |
|
715
725
2970
2445
635
2581
2922 |
Green
Green
Gray
Green
Blue
Gray
Gray |
69 %
68 %
67 %
67 %
62 %
52 %
52 % |
Secondary cockpit windows as well as passenger cabin windows |
|
2436
2588
2585 |
Green
Gray
Gray |
29 %
27 %
25 % |
Dark tints typically used for sunshades |
|
based on 249
|
2830
7X02 |
Gray
Gray |
54 %
51 % |
Passenger cabin windows |
|
2861
2476 |
Green
Green |
36 %
28 % |
Sunshades |
*) The light transmission is independent of the nominal sheet thickness.