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BS 5F 118:2002

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

50 g/m2 nylon parachute fabric

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

22-05-2002

€130.88
Excluding VAT

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
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS4F118(1990) and 00/706576 DC (06/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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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