Nylon is used for both parachutes and stockings.
Because nylon is a strong fiber that can hold a strong amount of weight
Silk. Later nylon was used.
Nylon was used to make materials in the war such as parachutes and ropes.
Nylon is the name of a synthetic fibre, used in making clothing, rope, parachutes and other stuff. The name doesn't mean anything, but was chosen to have a similar ending to "cotton", another fibre.
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. <><><><> 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.
Parachutes were made of woven nylon fabric in WW2
I think that they currently use nylon, but they used to use silk
rip stop nylon was first developed in world war two, it was used for parachutes mainly and probably blankets
rip stop nylon was first developed in world war two, it was used for parachutes mainly and probably blankets
Nylon fibre was strong, elastic and light. It was lustrous and easy to wash. So the ropes are made up of nylon. Parachutes also made up of nylon.
Parachutes are made of silk, or nylon