AIRPARTS
View from a Pilatus cockpit in formation flight above cloud, the Airparts rearview mirror mounted on the canopy bow.

© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

Switzerland · Since 1993

Custom rearview mirror solutions for extreme conditions

Trusted by pilots, air forces and training aircraft worldwide.

Product

Custom high-performance rearview mirror solutions

Close-up of the Airparts mirror on the canopy bow, reflecting a formation of aircraft.

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Span
200 mm
Height
50 mm
Radius
R300
Depth
14.9 mm

Part 959.22.21.454

The Airparts rearview mirror is a masterpiece of engineering, designed for extreme angles and wide viewing capabilities in the most demanding environments. Our knowledge for the production of mirror glass with tight angles and distortion-free vision in small quantities is unique worldwide.

Capability

Vision where there is no room for a mirror

A canopy bow offers a few centimetres of mounting depth and a curved surface to work with. The mirror must survive vibration, pressure cycling and a 130 °C temperature swing, and still return an image a pilot can trust at a glance.

Technical drawing of the Airparts 200 mm canopy mirror Front view of a 200 by 74 millimetre mirror with a straight bottom edge and a gently arched top edge, radiused corners, a 6.5 millimetre moulded frame border, two A-frame reinforcing struts and a 62 millimetre aluminium mounting plate. A top view shows the reflector is convex at a 300 millimetre radius, bending away from the viewer by 17.2 millimetres across the span. A section detail gives the 12 millimetre frame body and 14.9 millimetre overall depth. 200 50 R10 FRONT VIEW · 959.22.21.454 17.2 TOP VIEW · CONVEX SECTION B–B 12 14.9 R300 CONVEX AIRPARTS · CANOPY MIRROR · DIMENSIONS IN MM
200 mm unit · straight bottom edge, arched top, convex reflector

Built to drawing

Every figure adjustable, from single units upward

Geometry, radius, glass thickness and mount are specified per aircraft. Where volume manufacturers cannot go, we build to drawing — one aircraft type at a time.

  • Extreme visibility

    Rearview mirror with extreme angles for wide viewing angle capabilities.

    Material
    Thermoplastic elastomer
    Shore hardness 40D

  • Robust construction

    Plastic glass mount, injection-moulded frame with reinforced struts and splinter protection.

    Temperature resistance
    −20 °C to 110 °C

  • Precision mounted

    Moulded sphere with stainless steel ball for secure, vibration-free positioning.

    Glass thickness
    2 mm or 3 mm
    customisable

  • High-grade materials

    Mirror glass 2 mm, radius 300 mm, with chrome surface coating.

    Radius
    300 mm convex

References

In service, in the air

  • Pilatus PC-21 in flight over snow-covered Alpine peaks.

    Pilatus PC-21 · Switzerland© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

  • Two Pilatus trainers flying in close formation above mountain terrain.

    PC-7 MkX and PC-21 · formation training© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

  • Twin Airparts mirrors mounted on the canopy bow at dusk, reflecting the terrain behind.

    Twin installation · canopy bow© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

  • PC-7 MkX glass cockpit instrument panel, showing the canopy bow above.

    PC-7 MkX · cockpit installation© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

  • Pilatus PC-21 in Royal Jordanian Air Force markings in flight.

    Royal Jordanian Air Force · PC-21© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

  • Cockpit view lined up on the runway, mirrors visible on the canopy bow.

    Pre-flight · mirrors in position© Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

Clients

Trusted by air forces and flight schools worldwide

  • SwitzerlandPilatus AircraftPC-7 · PC-9 · PC-21
  • United Arab EmiratesCalidus AircraftCalidus B-250 Bader
  • Czech RepublicAeroL-39 Skyfox
  • TurkeyTAIHürkuş
  • FranceMadelec AeroRambouillet
  • South AfricaMilton Avia—
  • SwitzerlandMecaplex—
  • Czech RepublicPlexiweiss—

5,000+Units in use globally

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