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Nomex Flyer jacket
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Atticus Finch
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Currently very keen to pick up a CWU 36-P Bi-swing in XL
I wish I had known that. There was one on ebay two weeks ago. I would have sent you the link.
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No, Medium really. Not an outdoor winter jacket. Not much different to an MA-1 or B-15D in its insulation properties in my experience.
Thanks Atticus, if you get any links in the future I would be very grateful. Did see one (36-P) a few weeks ago for $400.00 which was too rich for my blood. Have seen a couple around in L for $100.00 ish. A Bi-swing CWU is my latest ambition.
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Please find me an XL
I'll keep an eye out for you...but early nomex jackets are typically found in less than great condition. Early nomex thread was notoriously weak, so early CWUs are often plagued with ripped seams...like the jacket in the link I posted in #50, above.
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Some questions from a noob:Atticus Finch said:Actually, Alpha was a supplier of CWU-45P jackets and may have supplied CWU-36Ps as well. I know they supplied CWU-45Ps because I have three and they are all very well made jackets. I also have an Isratex CWU-45P and an Isratex CWU-36P. I've had no issues with either, but Isratex did have quality issues with their flight suits, as I recall.
As to which companies produced flight jackets for the military...all four of the ones you mention in the OP were suppliers at one time or another.
Here's a good rule of thumb for deciding if a jacket is actual military issue: Look on the tag for a DA, DSA, DLA or SPO number. Those prefixes denote the various U.S. Government departments that have administered the issuance of US military gear since the early sixties. If it has such a number there is an excellent chance its real. If it lacks that number it is probably civilian.
Here's a photo of the tag from an issued USAF A-2. The SPO number indicates it was made by Avirex in 1998.
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1. Are there any other ways to tell the nomex from nylon version?
2. Is there a size chart for these jackets? I'm a 42L in civilian clothes and my new USMC tanker jacket.
3. Do the nomex jackets pick up smells or stains easily? I'm thinking of buying used from e-Bay or wherever.
4. What is "aramid"?
Thanks.
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Arrived the Xl Nomex at my house. As you said is a little bit short! I think i should look for an XXL; are the hard to find right?
a little off topic: for those guys who have been interested on flight jacket history, Bio Baranek jist landed on this forum. He's the author of top gun days book and he was on board of the black f5 during the shooting of the movie. He helped Tony Scott for the dialogues and just wrote on the thread Top Gun movie jacket in this forum.
Just to let you guys know, he 's a cool guy!
a little off topic: for those guys who have been interested on flight jacket history, Bio Baranek jist landed on this forum. He's the author of top gun days book and he was on board of the black f5 during the shooting of the movie. He helped Tony Scott for the dialogues and just wrote on the thread Top Gun movie jacket in this forum.
Just to let you guys know, he 's a cool guy!
I've scored a 1980 Bi-swing CWU 36 P in XL...just the wait now for it to be shipped from across the pond. If the description is accurate, the jacket appears to have led a quiet life..so hopefully condition is as described & what a result if it fits well too.
Tan CWU for sale in UK, large size I think http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CWU-45-FL...RE-/261372704033?pt=UK_Men_s_Coats_Jackets&ha
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