BS 5F 118:2002
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
50 g/m2 nylon parachute fabric
Hardcopy , PDF
English
22-05-2002
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Yarn
6 Manufacture
7 Finish
8 Construction and properties of finished fabric
9 Permeability
10 Water extractable matter
11 Identification
Annex A (informative) Information to be supplied by the
purchaser
Annex B (normative) Heat ageing test
Bibliography
Table 1 - General requirements (given in BS F 100)
Table 2 - Yarn twist
Table 3 - Construction and properties of finished fabric
Table 4 - Permeability requirements
Describes the requirements for a range of nylon fabrics, of nominal mass per unit area of 50 g/m[2], for aerospace purposes, primarily for parachute canopies.
Committee |
ACE/65
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS4F118(1990) and 00/706576 DC (06/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
12
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies the requirements for a range of nylon fabrics, of nominal mass per unit area of 50 g/m2, for aerospace purposes, primarily for parachute canopies.
NOTE The information to be supplied by the purchaser in the contract or order should be as listed in Annex A.
BS 6F 100:1998 | Procedure for inspection and testing of textiles for aerospace purposes |
BS 381C:1996 | Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes |
BS EN ISO 2061:2015 | Textiles. Determination of twist in yarns. Direct counting method |
BS EN ISO 2062:1995 | Textiles. Yarns from packages. Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break |
BS EN ISO 7500-1:2015 | Metallic materials. Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines. Calibration and verification of the force-measuring system |
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