Accession Number:

AD0776301

Title:

Aerospace Vehicle Hazard Protection Program: Detectors; Materials; Fuel Vulnerability.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 10 Oct 70-30 Sep 72,

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL AVIATION FACILITIES EXPERIMENTAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY N J

Personal Author(s):

• O'Neill,John H.
• Sommers,Daniel E.
• Nicholas,Eldon B.

Report Date:

1973-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

63.0

Abstract:

Fire tests were conducted in a turbojet powerplant installation to determine the effectiveness of an Edison and a Honeywell Ultra-violet Fire Detection System. A study of flammability and smoke generation characteristics was performed on different types of litter pads and pillows. Fire resistance tests in a standard 2,000F flame-test environment were conducted on two flexible self-sealing low pressure Aeroquip hoses and an aluminized asbestos-faced flexible fiberglas cloth. An investigation of the vulnerability of JP-4 and JP-8 fuel, contained in a fuel tank, to ignition by incendiary gunfire was made. Modified author abstract

Descriptors:

• *Jet aircraft
• *Fire hazards
• Fire detectors
• Fire resistant materials
• Aircraft fires
• Fire resistance
• Jet engine fuels
• Fire safety

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE