- Author
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Gassmann, J. J.
- Title
- Characteristics of Fire in Large Cargo Aircraft. Technical Report.
- Coporate
- National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center Atlantic City Airport, NJ
- Report
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FAA-ADS-73; Project 530-001-01X,
March 1966,
45 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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aircraft fires
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cargo space
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test equipment
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large scale fire tests
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instruments
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aircraft compartments
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fire alarm systems
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fire safety
- Identifiers
- transport planes
- Abstract
- An investigation was made to determine the requirements for protecting large cargo aircraft against in-flight cargo fires. Tests were conducted within an instrumented fuselage of a large cargo aircraft using ordinary packing material as cargo. These tests demonstrated the need for suitable detection means, air-flow shutoff controls and adequate insulation properly installed. A procedure was developed which may be useful in conducting in-flight certification tests on smoke detection system installations. A method of generating the smoke was selected on the basis of uniformity, cleanliness and freedom from odor as a result of its use during evaluation.