Accession Number:

ADA379632

Title:

Aircraft Hangar Fire Suppression System Design Study

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVY TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR SAFETY AND SURVIVABILITY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Scheffey, Joseph L.
• Wakelin, Allison J.
• Gott, Joseph E.
• Tabet, Robert J.
• Williams, Frederick W.

Report Date:

2000-06-16

Pagination or Media Count:

88.0

Abstract:

The Navy and other military service branches within the Department of Defense are responsible for the fire protection of Department of Defense assets. These assets include high value military aircraft that are maintained and repaired in high bay aircraft hangars. These aircraft are essential elements of a strategic military force whose mission is unparalleled by commercial aircraft. Previously, the Navy adopted fire protection standards embodied in industry standards for commercial aircraft protection. However, over time the Navy recognized the unique considerations that should be given to protecting vital assets, and that these considerations were not adequately addressed in the standards they were adopting. The Navy identified a fundamental performance goal for its hangar fire protection systems. This goal was the installation of a reliable and easily maintained fire protection system, which prevents damage to the hangar structure and to the aircraft not directly involved in an initial spill fire ignition scenario. This resulted in a multi-year study to address all technical issues associated with meeting this goal.

Descriptors:

• *AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
• *FIRE PROTECTION
• *AVIATION SAFETY
• *FIRE SUPPRESSION
• *HANGARS
• MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• SCENARIOS
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• INDUSTRIES
• COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
• MILITARY AIRCRAFT
• IGNITION
• STRATEGIC WARFARE
• SPILLING
• WATER COOLING
• BAYS
• SPRINKLERS

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE