- Author
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Sarkos, C. P.
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Hill, R. G.
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Howell, W. D.
- Title
- Development and Application of a Full-Scale Wide Body Test Article to Study the Behavior of Interior Materials During a Postcrash Fuel Fire.
- Coporate
- Federal Aviation Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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AGARD-LS-123,
- Book or Conf
- Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. Aicraft Fire Safety. AGARD Lecture Series 123. June 7-8, 1982, Oslo, Norway and June 10-11, 1982, London, England and June 15-16, 1982, Washington, DC,
['London, England', 'Washington, DC'],
6/1-21 p.,
1982
- Keywords
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postcrash fires
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interior furnishings
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fuel fires
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transport fires
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seats
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aircraft compartments
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fire tests
- Identifiers
- aircraft
- Abstract
- The focal point of this work is a full-scale, wide-body test article, constructed from a surplus C-133 aircraft. This paper describes the following major elements of the development and application of the C-133 article to study postcrash cabin fires: 1) initial development, capabilities and instrumentation; 2) derivation of fuel fire test conditions based on physical modeling and large-scale fire tests; 3) characterization of cabin fire hazards arising solely from an external fuel fire without the contribution of interior materials; 4) characterization of cabin fire hazards resulting from the exposure of wide-body interior materials to an external fuel fire; and 5) evaluation of the effectiveness of urethane seat cushion fire blocking layers and improved cushioning materials over a range of test configurations. The results of the extensive tests that have been performed to date, especially over the past 12 to 18 months, are beginning to improve our understanding of the cabin hazards and important parameters associated with postcrash fires and, by the example of seat cushions, illustrate how safety benefits can be realized by the usage of improved materials.