. . . don't forget that Andy's suit was made in 1996 and was only
used until Oct 15, 1997!
One would hope the industry marched on after that!
Speedy Regards,
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Productions
Telling stories with words and pictures
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
To: ""LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>; "Keith Turk"
<kturk@ala.net>; "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "jon
amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>; "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
Cc: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>; "Joe Timney" <joetimney@dol.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Walter Mitty Goes to the WOS
> List,
> Correction please! Andy Green's fire suit was not really anything
close to
> CarbonX in it's characteristics
> Actually Andy Green's fire suit although a carbon fiber is a very
different
> fiber, does not hold up for abrasion and through washing well and
doesn't
> have the oxygen and heat absorption qualities that make the CarbonX
so
> desirable.
> Look on it as generation one in a development where CarbonX would be
in the
> generation eight or nine range on comparable tests. As explained to
me by
> someone who knows the qualities of the two fibers the CarbonX has
many times
> the protective qualities of the fibers in Mr. Green's suit, holds up
well in
> abrasion and is very different in the way it takes the oxygen away
from a
> fire to protect the wearer. It even will prevent damage to the
thread used
> to quilt layers together or embroidery on the surface of the fabric.
> Remarkable stuff.
> You can check it out at <chapmanthermalproducts.com>
> Wes
>
>
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