- Author
- Clodfelter, R. G.
- Title
- Vulnerability of Dry Bays Adjacent to Fuel Tanks Under Horizontal Gunfire. Technical Report. March 1969-October 1971.
- Coporate
- Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Sponsor
- Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- AFAPL-TR-72-83, March 1973, 103 p.
- Contract
- F33615-67-M-5000
- Keywords
- aircraft fuels | JP-4 jet fuel | JP-8 jet fuel | flammability limits | aircraft safety | fuel tanks
- Identifiers
- gunfire; fuel system vulnerability
- Abstract
- This report deals with the relative vulnerability to incendiary action of dry bays adjacent to fuel tanks as a function of fuel type. Cal .50 API horizontal gunfire was the threat; a high level of simulation was achieved by having air flow external to and in the dry bays. The results of a wide range of test conditions are presented. The overall conclusion of the investigation was that JP-8 fuel is less susceptible to fire and explosion induced by gunfire and should produce less aircraft structural damage than JP-4.