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What properties of silk that make them suitable material for parachutes?
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∙ 12y ago
silk is no longer used for making parachutes. It was a good material before nylon came along, but no parachutes are made from silk anymore. Not for decades.
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When it WAS used, it was because it was very light, extremely strong, was not bulky, and could be woven in a very tight weave.
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