eightyknots Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Probably Dupont®I think the Gossamer Condor and Albatross used Mylar as well Arthur. You're right, pylon. Du Pont manufactures Mylar (http://www.dupontteijinfilms.com/). It also makes the Tedlar that Maj wrote about (http://www2.dupont.com/Tedlar_PVF_Film/en_US/index.html). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Yes Dupont of course. Mylar and especially Tedlar are very interesting products, and obviously have the strength and durability to be used on aircraft, as already demonstrated. Most of the aircraft that those products have been used on however, are in the slow/medium speed range. I would wonder how they would hold up under much higher speeds ?...........................................................................Maj.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Yes Dupont of course. Mylar and especially Tedlar are very interesting products, and obviously have the strength and durability to be used on aircraft, as already demonstrated. Most of the aircraft that those products have been used on however, are in the slow/medium speed range. I would wonder how they would hold up under much higher speeds ?...........................................................................Maj... I noticed that Boeing elected not to use those materials on the new Dreamliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Would be interesting to know where they may have intended to use them, and what their reason was for deciding against them ?................................................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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