Nomex

Fit her out in Nomex Hi-Tops and Kevlar make sure all her firearms are very light just in case she’s got to hump it up a sky scraper to do some sniper work, a scoped rifle something like the Jackal’s in Day of the Jackal, side arm again very light, knife (FKIT make it an axe for Bangar!)

Cheeseburger Gothic » Gentlemen’s Club. 2010

For lightweight strength, the rotor blades contain a honeycomb-shaped core made of a Kevlar-like material called Nomex that's wrapped in a fiberglass skin.

Popular Science 2009

Using the world renowned Nomex® fibre, DuPont Personal Protection has developed a yellow high visibility solution called Nomex® ProVis: this solution offers inherent protection from heat and flame, from molten metal splashes, and from heat of an electric arc; it is anti-static and performs in environments where high day light visibility is required.

Releases feed from RealWire 2009

The only concession Dubberly made to Grina’s engineers was to allow them to use honeycomb made of a composite called Nomex in the doors and small removable panels of the JVX fuselage, items easily replaced.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

The only concession Dubberly made to Grina’s engineers was to allow them to use honeycomb made of a composite called Nomex in the doors and small removable panels of the JVX fuselage, items easily replaced.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

The only concession Dubberly made to Grina’s engineers was to allow them to use honeycomb made of a composite called Nomex in the doors and small removable panels of the JVX fuselage, items easily replaced.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

As I stay tuned to breaking news about the fires via television, radio and Twitter, with my fire boots and Nomex pants at the ready in case more firefighters are needed, I can't help but consider the obvious dangers of building communities in what firefighters refer to as "urban interface," places where houses and businesses are built in still-heavily-wooded areas.

Mary Pauline Lowry: A Forest Firefighter on the Central Texas Fires Mary Pauline Lowry 2011

Notably, the cover layer of Nomex (for flame resistant meta-aramid material developed in the early 1960s) is colored orange – the international color of space exploration.

Kuriositas: The 10 Coolest Space Suit Designs 2010

Others on the team use the Nomex fighter pilot gloves often used in the real world by the A Team and Delta Force troops.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

As I stay tuned to breaking news about the fires via television, radio and Twitter, with my fire boots and Nomex pants at the ready in case more firefighters are needed, I can't help but consider the obvious dangers of building communities in what firefighters refer to as "urban interface," places where houses and businesses are built in still-heavily-wooded areas.

Mary Pauline Lowry: A Forest Firefighter on the Central Texas Fires Mary Pauline Lowry 2011