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What is a parachuote made of?
Parachutes are made of silk, or nylon
What are parachutes out of?
Parachutes were originally made of silk, but now they are probably made of an artificial material like nylon.
What were parachutes made of in world war 2?
Silk
What were World War 2 parachutes made out of?
Silk.
What were the first parachutes made from?
Silk. Later nylon was used.
What properties of silk that make them suitable material for parachutes?
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.
What did they use to make parachutes out of up until World War 2 and what are they made out of now?
Silk, up until the war. Japan controlled all the silk-making areas, so silk was unobtainable, for either parachutes or ladies hosiery. Both are made of the synthetic nylon today.
Why use silk for parachutes?
because i said so 8-)
How is silk made and what is it used for?
Silk is a natural fiber, secreted by silkworms to form their cocoons. Silk fabric is woven from the silk threads. The fabric is very soft, very slick, and very strong. It is used to make fine clothing- and at one time, it was used to make parachutes.
What were parachutes made of in ww2?
Parachutes were made of woven nylon fabric in WW2
What clothes are made from silk?
Many types of fancy clothing are made of silk. There are also silk bed sheets available, and some furniture uses silk as a covering. You can also get purses or other accessories made from silk.
What material are used to make military parachutes?
I think that they currently use nylon, but they used to use silk
