- Author
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Middlesworth, C. M.
- Title
- Determintation of a Means to Safeguard Aircraft from Power-Plant Fires in Flight. Part 6. The North American Tornado (Air Force XB-45). Technical Development Report 221.
- Coporate
- Civil Aeronautics Administration, Indianapolis, IN
- Report
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CAA TDR 221,
March 1954,
59 p.
- Keywords
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aircraft fires
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fire detection
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fire extinguishment
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fire protection
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fire suppression
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fire tests
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fire extinguishing agents
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test facilities
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turbojet engines
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flight conditions
- Identifiers
- North American XB-45 airplane power plant; turbojet-powered aircraft
- Abstract
- The results of an investigation of the fire protection measures incorporated in the design of the North American XB-45 airplane power plant are presented. The study included the evaluation of the existing fire prevention and fire control measures and the development of improved measures where needed. Tests were conducted under simulated flight conditions and represented in the first flight fire studies conducted on a modern jet power plant by the Technical Development and Evaluation Center of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Results of the investigation are presented in three sections entitled (1) Fire Detection, (2) Fire Extinguishment, and (3) Design Aspects of Fire Protection. The effectiveness of the unit type of fire detection system used in the XB-45 test article and in B-45 production model airplanes is indicated, and means for improving these systems are presented. The continuous type and the volume type of fire detectors which are now in the late stages of development were installed in the nacelle and were tested. The system requirements and the performance under the conditions of testing are given.