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International Aircraft Systems Fire Protection Working Group

Introduction

The International Aircraft System Fire Protection Working Group was established as the International Halon Replacement Working Group in October 1993. This working group meets twice per year. One meeting is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, area and one meeting is held at a host organization at another location. This group originally developed minimum performance standards and test methodologies for non halon aircraft fire suppression agents/systems in cargo compartments, engine nacelles, hand held extinguishers, and lavatory trash receptacles. The groups focus has been expanded to include all system fire protection R&D for aircraft.

Meeting topics include minimum performance standards for aircraft handheld extinguishers, cargo compartment fire suppression systems, and engine nacelles. Halon replacement agents for these areas are also discussed, which includes fuel tank explosion protection (including fuel flammability, nitrogen inerting, other methods of explosion protection) , OBIGGS/OBOGS, fire protection in hidden areas of the aircraft, and fire detection R&D.

This working group is open to anyone in the international community in industry, government, and academia with an interest in aircraft fire protection systems. See below for past meeting minutes and next meeting details.

Meetings

5/19/2009 - 5/20/2009
Koeln, Germany
Details (pdf)   |  Agenda  |  Register online

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Presentations / Minutes / Attendee Lists

  ZIP files contain video and Powerpoint files
Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
5/19/2009
  1. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
    PDF (859 KB) PPT (21 MB)
  2. Aircraft Cargo Compartment “Testing Update”
    PDF (207 KB) PPT (6.5 MB)
  3. Composite and Aluminum Wing Tank Flammability Comparison Testing
    PDF (1.1 MB) PPT (15 MB)
  4. Status of Research & Testing to Replace Halon Extinguishing Agents in Civil Aviation
    PDF (785 KB) PPT (7 MB)
  5. Cargo Fire Suppression by Depressurization Tests
    PDF (423 KB) PPT (1.5 MB)
  6. Considerations on the Physics behind the Cargo MPS „Open Surface Fire Test“
    PDF (834 KB) PPT (2.6 MB)
  7. Halon Replacement for Airplane Hand Held Fire Extinguishers - The Challenges
    PDF (151 KB)
  8. Measuring Oxygen Concentration in a Fuel Tank Ullage
    PDF (462 KB) PPT (885 KB)
  9. Modeling Jet-A Vaporization in a Wing Fuel Tank
    PDF (1.2 MB) PPT (4 MB)
  10. Intermixing of Cells in Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Aircraft Usage
    PDF (159 KB) PPT (603 KB)
  11. Extinguishing In-Flight Laptop Computer Fires
    PDF (86 MB) ZIP (85 MB)
  12. Handheld Advisory Circular Update
    PDF (479 KB) PPT (1.8 MB)
  13. Class E Cargo Compartment Smoke Detection and Active ULD Testing
    PDF (1.8 MB) PPT (16.6 MB)
  14. In-flight Fire Fighting Training Video
    PDF (176 KB) PPT (757 KB)

*** Archived Presentations and Minutes ***

Page updated on 03/26/2009