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  1. 04-12-2013, 04:13 AM #1
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    Any cars with double curvature glass, like a fighter-jet front glass?

    Are there any cars with double curvature glass?
    Pretty much like a fighter-jet canopy front glass which curves in both directions.

    So when looking at the car along its side its windshield or backlight curve to provide a smooth airflow transition to the roof?

    Would such double curved glass distort vision? Maybe like a magnifying glass?
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    I think he meant like LMP car's bubble windscreen?

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    road versions of the Porsche 962? Dauer, Schuppan?
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