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Show Aviators Have Found Use for Old 'Chutes Mullles for aviators, are being made from woniont iiir:ichutes used In the aviation brunch of the United States army. I'lii-aduitcs are made of tlie finest, softest Japanese silk. Tliey ure made iir many pieces, so that If a break occurs It will not run the entire length of the cloth. A parachute usually lasts about five years. The silk Is then turned in and the larger pieces ure used to make mufflers for pilots. The soft silk serves u valuable purpose in protect lug the lliroat of the wearer from chafing of the helmet strap, especial ly on long hops. After the World war the discarded covering of airplane wings was much In demand by both men and women for outing shirts. |