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Record 1 2001-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

In lighter-than-air craft, the fabric used for containment of air or gases in cells that perform the lifting function. In hot-air balloons, a fabric that serves as the outer covering of the balloon.

CONT

Most balloon fabrics today are coated fabrics with closely constructed woven polyester or nylon substrates, laminated with a film backing and sometimes with a rip-stop material in a sandwich construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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