Hello Julia - just the other day, on National Public Radio, I heard a
story about a reconstructed Wright Flyer that was built to commemorate
the first US military flight. The story as broadcast mentioned the
fabric, which was (as I understand it) made in the same way as the
original fabric. Here is a link to the NPR story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94332520, and here
is a link to the organization that built it
http://www.wrightexperience.com/. Maybe they can help you find what you
need.

Cordially,
Mary Montgomery
Curator/Librarian
Museum of History & Industry, Seattle


-----Original Message-----
From: Julia Dummer [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:30 AM
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Subject: new textile for historic aeroplane

Dear all,
we are in the process of conservation a historic aeroplane and would
like to cover it with a new textile. The aim is to let the aeroplane fly
again. The new covering is to match the old one. Therefore, we are
looking for a textile which is specifically made for this purpose. It
has to fulfil the following demands (German Standarts DK 677.064:629.73
of 1968):
-	cotton yarn 100 dtex x2
-	plain weave, wrap desity 33 +/- 2 threads per cm; weft-density
33 +/- 2 threads per cm
-	finishing: mercerisised, mould-inhabitant
-	width: minimum 130 cm
-	weight: 135 g/m2 +/- 5%
-	maximum elongation per warp an weft 13% (at 850 kg)
-	tensile strength per wrap and weft: 1300 kg/m
thanks very much for your information to find such a fabric! Julia

Dipl. - Rest. Julia Dummer 
Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
Textil- und Lederrestaurierung
Postfach 410 420
D - 34 066 Kassel
Fon 0049 (0) 561 316 80 326
Fax 0049 (0) 561 316 80 333
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www.museum-kassel.de

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