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BS F 137:1989

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Specification for warp knitted cotton polishing and polish application cloths for aircraft transparencies

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Language(s)

English

Published date

28-02-1990

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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. General requirements
Section two. Warp knitted cotton fabrics
3. Yarn
4. Fabric manufacture
5. Finish
6. Construction and properties of finished fabric
7. Freedom from impurities
8. Residue on ignition
Section three. Polishing and polish application cloths
9. Material
10. Dimensions
11. Performance
12. Packing and labelling
13. Identification
Appendices
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B. Polishing test to be used in the event of dispute
C. Additional requirements for MoD contracts
Tables
1. General requirements
2. Properties of cotton yarn (greige state)
3. Construction and properties of finished fabric

Fabrics from which are manufactured cloths for cleaning and polishing aircraft cockpit canopies and transparencies.

Committee
ACE/65
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/70018 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard specifies in section 2 the requirements for warp knitted cotton fabrics used in the manufacture of polishing and polish application cloths, the requirements for which are specified in section 3. The cloths are specifically intended for polishing and general cleaning of high quality panels used in aircraft transparencies.

NOTE 1 The information to be supplied by the purchaser in the contract or order is listed in Appendix A.

NOTE 2 Cloths complying with this specification are intended for single use only with polishes specified for use on aircraft transparent plastic panels and mouldings to significantly reduce light scattering due to minor damage of the surface of the transparency.

NOTE 3 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

DEFSTAN 68-147/2(2002) : 2002 LIQUID CLEANER FOR USE ON AIRCRAFT TRANSPARENCIES

BS 381C:1996 Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes
BS 3181:1968 Method for the determination of cotton fibre fineness by the airflow method
BS 4554:1970 Method of test for wettability of textile fabrics
BS 2010:1963 Method for determination of the linear density of yarns from packages
BS 5F 100:1991 Procedure for inspection and testing of textiles for aerospace purposes
BS 6646(1976) : LATEST
BS 4044:1989 Methods for determination of fibre length by comb sorter diagram
BS 2085:1973 Method of test for determination of twist in yarns, direct counting method
DTD 770A : JUN 63 POLISH FOR TRANSPARENT PERSPEX PANELS AND MOULDINGS

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