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Re: Irish Linen Mill Closure
Posted by Jeff on Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:44:40 PM
In reply top Irish Linen Mill Closure posted by AndyG on Fri Feb 20, 2004 03:22:06 PM
I seem to remember some item over here about the new materials because of their long lifespan on the aircraft causing problems with the woodwork being unable to be checked as often and that resulting in weaker wings etc. not sure how accurate that is as am relying on a very faulty old memory
: I heard on the news tonight that the last Irish Linen mill
: at Sion Mills in Ulster (NI) is to close after being unde
: r sustained ecconomic pressures from the East for man year
: s.
:
: My question is this: Do many restorers UK/US or otherwise
: still specify and use Irish Linen where required for cover
: ings? Or have modern equivalents (ceconite? etc) largely s
: uperceded it for airworthy maintenance cases & restoratio
: ns?
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