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Ceconite Fabric Specifications


 

FABRIC STYLES AVAILABLE


AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Fabric Product Data Sheet 2003-1

  
January 7, 2003

 

 


The following custom-woven fabric styles are approved

under STC SA4503NM and are available for installation on aircraft on our FAA

Approved Model List, published in Procedure Manual 101.

 


CECONITE 102

Considered our standard fabric, it is
recommended for normal service and is widely used on all types of aircraft,
regardless of wing loading or horsepower.

 

Recommended
Aircraft
: 
All classics, antiques, and contemporary designs that anticipate normal
on-airport operations.

 

Specifications:                                                                        
Bursting Strength:  Avg 201
psi

           
Thread Count – 70 x 61/in                                             
Tear Strength – Warp 32.4 lb, Fill 22.9 lb

           
Weight – 2.6 oz/sq yd                                                   
Tension – 54.2 oz/in*

           
Breaking Strength – Over 102 lb/in

           
 

 


CECONITE 101

Our extra heavy-duty fabric recommended for
the most severe operating conditions and very high-wing loading aircraft. 
Its large filament size and high strength provide excellent resistance
to rock penetration and tearing, characteristics required for trouble-free
bush and agricultural operations.  It
is suitable for all aircraft where a very tough, durable, low elongation,
high-tension fabric is required.

 

Recommended
Aircraft
: 
Aerobatic and bush planes, ag aircraft, and warbirds.

 

Specifications:                                                                        
Bursting
Strength – 304 psi

           
Thread Count – 65 x 58/in                                             
Tear Strength – Warp 30.1 lb, Fill 33.8 lb

           
Weight – 3.4 oz/sq yd                                                   
Tension – 57 oz/in*

           
Breaking Strength – Over 125 lb/in

           


 

 



UNCERTIFIED LIGHT

Our light-weight fabric is recommended for
covering plywood surfaces on any aircraft and any ultralight aircraft that is
not certified.  On certified aircraft, it is only approved for covering plywood
surfaces. 
This fabric will be
unstamped.

 

Specifications:

           
Thread Count – 98 x 98/in                                             
Tension – 35 oz/in*


           
Weight – 1.7 oz/sq yd                                                   
Breaking Strength – 67 lbs (Average)

           


                                   


*Tension

tests were done on 70” lengths of 2” wide straight edge tapes at 350°F.

 

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