Aircraft fabric covering often used in the restoration of older types that were originally covered using traditional methods. The purposes of the fabric covering of an aircraft are: Pioneering aviators such as George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal used cotton-covered flying surfaces for their manned glider designs. The Wright brothers also used cotton to cover their Wright Flyer. Other early aircraft used a variety of fabrics, silk and linen being commonly used. Some early aircraft, such as A.V. Roe's first machines, even used paper as a covering material. Until the development of cellulose based dope in 1911 a variety of methods of finishing the
Fabric structure on deterioration by atmospheric agents, both accelerated and outdoors (weathering test). The result is a coating that gives the fabric the following advantages: With these additional advantages, the fabrics coated with TITAN W lacquering will offer better durability compared to the existing coatings used. In addition to the above-mentioned characteristics, fabrics with TITAN W lacquer are high frequency and hot air weldable. When discussing fabric properties for use on a structure, there are several terms that are commonly used: When deciding on a fabric it is imperative to keep certain fabric properties in mind. These include stress versus strain (unit