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Carpeting options? - New Cessna's as an example
On the new Cessna 172's, Cessna uses a Black mat type carpeting in the
front, then it goes to actual carpet in the back. I'm looking for a source for the black mat in the front to do the floor in a Mooney. Anyone know what they use or where I might get some? I believe it's a polypropylene type material. For a specific picture, you can see the inside of my old (sold recently), 172R. Thanks in advance, Alan http://www.highrf.com/gallery/64f-Airplane/IMG_0746 |
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"BellSouth.net News" wrote in message t... On the new Cessna 172's, Cessna uses a Black mat type carpeting in the front, then it goes to actual carpet in the back. I'm looking for a source for the black mat in the front to do the floor in a Mooney. Anyone know what they use or where I might get some? I believe it's a polypropylene type material. For a specific picture, you can see the inside of my old (sold recently), 172R. Thanks in advance, Alan http://www.highrf.com/gallery/64f-Airplane/IMG_0746 It *probably* isn't polypropylene. The stuff burns too well for an aviation application. Typically, you can't get a polypropylene carpet to pass the most stringent residential or commercial fire ratings. My guess is that the fiber is Nylon (probably Nylon 6.6 to be specific), because Nylon's burn properties are somewhat self-extingushing. From the picture you provided, it looks like a needle punched carpet, which is a relatively specialized product. Also, if this is going in a certified airplane, you probably need to find FAA *certified* carpet, which probably conforms to very specific burn tests and has a paperwork pedigree. If you were a homebuilder, I'd suggest that you find some commercial carpet with a "Class 1" fire rating. A related aside (skip if you don't need one more useless factoid stored in your memory banks). In the carpet industry, there is a test called the pill test. In the test, a small flammable pellet is placed in the center of a piece of carpet, then ignited. This pellet simulates what would happen if someone dropped a lit cigarette on the floor. All other things being equal, the burn spot on a nylon carpet is usually the size of your thumb. Sometimes as large as the palm of you hand (there is a fair amount of variability). On polypropylene, the fire-watchers are very happy if the burned area is palm sized. Occasionally an entire sample burns up. The big advantages of polypropylene? It is less expensive and you can use bleach to clean it without turning it white... |
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:24:58 -0400, "BellSouth.net News"
wrote: On the new Cessna 172's, Cessna uses a Black mat type carpeting in the front, then it goes to actual carpet in the back. I'm looking for a source for the black mat in the front to do the floor in a Mooney. Anyone know what they use or where I might get some? I believe it's a polypropylene type material. For a specific picture, you can see the inside of my old (sold recently), 172R. Try a marine supply place. They generally have different type floors like that for use in boats. Dunno about the approved stuff though. ================================================== == Del Rawlins-- Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website: http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/ Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply |
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