- Author
- Walker, J. L. | Vickers, R. N. | Kwan, A. J.
- Title
- Test and Evaluation of Commercially Available Halon 1211 Hand-Portable Fire Extinguishers for Use in Habitable and Cargo Compartments of USAF Aircraft. Final Report. August 1980-February 1981.
- Coporate
- Air Force Engineering and Service Center, Tyndall AFB, FL
- Report
- AFESC/ESL-TR-81-22, May 1981, 109 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- aircraft crash equipment | fire extinguishers | military aircraft | aircraft safety | fire prevention | fire fighting
- Identifiers
- fire extinguishing agents
- Abstract
- This report describes the results of a test and evaluation program of commercially available, off-the-shelf Halon 1211 hand-portable fire extinguishers. The primary emphasis of the test program was aimed at establishing the flight worthiness/crashworthiness characteristics of candidate articles. Tests also were conducted to evaluate the test item's design features, function, operational capabilities and maintainability.