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Old 19th Feb 2021, 23:42
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kiwi grey
 
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Originally Posted by gums
Salute!

Do not overlook the other considerations of that batting.
In one plane I flew, a variant looked just like that and was fire resistant, but also ballistic resistant! It was like flak jacket material.....

..Gums recalls
I think they call the ballistic resistant stuff a "spall liner"
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