- Author
- Gassmann, J. J.
- Title
- Characteristics of Fire in Large Cargo Aircraft. Technical Report.
- Coporate
- National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center Atlantic City Airport, NJ
- Report
- FAA-ADS-73; Project 530-001-01X, March 1966, 45 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- aircraft fires | cargo space | test equipment | large scale fire tests | instruments | aircraft compartments | fire alarm systems | 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.