Swedish chopper chief demands fireproof bras A Swedish chopper fleet commander has demanded that his female pilots be granted the same degree of fireproofing enjoyed by their male counterparts - in the form of flameproof bras. Group Captain Micael Byden insisted the existing underwear issued to the flygirls simply isn't up to the standard enjoyed by the boys. He told …
"You can not have anything close to the body that can be set alight when you are flying." WTF would generate such heat when you are supposed to be F L Y I N G ??? You're not supposed to be having a ciggie or cooking on your portable gas stove, get flying!!
I remember reading somewhere that silk had very good anti fire properties, as well as a very high tensile strength, hence why they used it in parachutes back in the day?
So maybe we can get the pilots into some new silky underthings, and prehaps have a calender, and model show, to offset the cost to the goverenment?
Mines the one with the Victoria's secret catalouge in the pocket..
It isn't so much that a fire is a constant threat, but more that if one does happen, you need the clothing to protect your body for long enough that you can either get the fire undercontrol, or you can land the chopper. The final purpose of fire resistant clothing of all types is to minimise any injury to the wearer caused by the clothing itself. A fire in the cockpit is always going to be a painful thing, but if you just get straightforward burns, it's better than burns with melted nylon embedded deep in the skin!
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