BATON ROUGE, Louisianna USA -- Giant Leap Rocketry, Inc. has released shockcords that come with pre-sewn loops at both ends. These come in both tubular KEVLAR® and tubular nylon. The pre-sewn ends of these cords have been pull-tested using equipment at a parachute manufacturer.

"In all cases, results of the tests revealed that the sewn loops have a higher breaking strength than the cord itself", according to Ed Shihadeh of Giant Leap Rocketry. These pre-sewn shockcords, called SHOCKLOOPS, come in a variety of lengths (12 to 25 feet) and widths from 9/16" to 1" wide. The KEVLAR shockloops are pre-sewn with nomex thread in order to preserve the fire resistance of the material.

Giant Leap also releases the SUPERLOOP. This is a pre-sewn shockcord based in 2" wide seatbelt webbing (red). This is intended for the very large projects. The advantage of such wide webbing, according to Ed, is not only its tremendous strength, but upon hard contact with the bodytube, its width distributes the load thus reducing the chances of a zipper. Ed further maintains that "similar pull tests reveal that the pre-sewn ends of the SUPERLOOPS outlast the webbing itself".

To view the SHOCKLOOPS and SUPERLOOPS, visit the Giant Leap website at http://www.giantleaprocketry.com/

KEVLAR® is a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in the United States.