- Author
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Bein, D.
- Title
- Review of the History of Fire Suppression on U.S. DoD Aircraft.
- Coporate
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Lakehurst, NJ
- Report
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HOTWC 2006,
- Book or Conf
- Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006,
Albuquerque, NM,
1-37 p.,
2006
- Keywords
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halon alternatives
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halons
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halon 1301
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fire suppression
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military aircraft
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compartments
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nacelle engines
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fuel tanks
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ullage
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safety
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survivability
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fire statistics
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commercial aircraft
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accidents
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aircraft fires
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boiling point
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halon 1011
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air temperature
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weather effects
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aircraft fuel tanks
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halon 1011
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halon 1001
- Identifiers
- powerplant compartments, which include engine nacelles and auxiliary power unit (APU) compartments; dry bay compartments; fuel tank ullage (wet bays); pilot response and system effectiveness; Safety Perspective: example breakout of some catastrophic mishap causal factors; study of fatal accidents in worldwide commercial jet fleet, 1987 - 2004 (Fire-NI denotes non-impact fire events); study of fatal accidents in worldwide commercial jet fleet, 1980 - 2001; USN fire mishaps and incidents, aircraft destroyed or not destroyed due to fire, 1977-1993; USN fire mishaps and incidents by aircraft compartment, 1977-1993; auxiliary power unit (APU) compartment; gas turbine compressor (GTC) compartment; number of incidents (number of mishaps/incidents reviewed), 1980-2002; percentage of fire incidents occurring in geographic cold or severe-cold environments; outside air temperature (OAT); rotary aircraft; fixed-wing aircraft