Safety Myths What If?
Can a bird or ice break the cockpit windshield?
Short answer: No, they are made of three ultra-thick layers of glass and plastic.
Cockpit windshields aren't like car windows. They have multiple thick layers of chemically strengthened glass and flexible resin, complete with internal heating systems. They are specifically tested and engineered to bounce heavy objects off at hundreds of miles per hour without ever losing cabin pressure.