Aviation Dictionary

Bias cut

A diagonal cut across a piece of fabric. Canopy fabric may be cut on the bias and assembled so that both warp and fill threads run at a 45 degree angle to the vertical centerline of the gore.

Dictionary Term

Bias cut

Definition

A diagonal cut across a piece of fabric. Canopy fabric may be cut on the bias and assembled so that both warp and fill threads run at a 45 degree angle to the vertical centerline of the gore.

References

Parachute Rigger Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2015