A flexible, bomb-proof luggage hold for aircraft is being tested by a team of international researchers.It could replace the heavier, more expensive hardened luggage containers that are currently used as a precaution against the threat of in-flight explosions.The Fly-Bag has multiple layers of novel fabrics, composites and coatings, and is designed to be filled with passenger luggage and then placed in the hold of an aircraft.Fundamental to the design of the bag is the internal elastomeric coating and impregnation of fabric with shear thickening fluids (STFs), explained project collaborator Dr Jim Warren of Sheffield University's Department of Civil and Structural Engineering.
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