The International Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference was co-hosted by the United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), and the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB); it is a follow-on to the International Conference on Cabin Safety Research, held in November 1995. At variance with the objective of the latter, which was primarily to present the Authorities’ "Proposed Cabin Safety Research Program (Transport Category Airplanes)" and obtain input from the aviation community on this Program, the objective of the present Conference was to apprise the aviation community of recent, on-going and planned research activities in the areas of fire and cabin safety.
The Conference comprised presentations and discussions in the areas of fire safety (including materials flammability, fuselage burnthrough, halon replacement, fuel tank explosion, and advanced materials), crash dynamics, evacuation, and operational issues.
Presentations, comments and input expressed at the Conference and in the present Proceedings are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect positions by the organizations represented.
The present Proceedings were compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey, USA, and Galaxy Scientific Corporation, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA.
| Mr.
Ray Cherry U.K. Civil Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group Gatwick, United Kingdom |
Mr.
Stephane Deharvengt Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) Paris, France |
| Mr. Jeff Gardlin Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service Renton, Washington, USA |
Mr. Graham Greene U.K. Civil Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group Gatwick, United Kingdom |
| Mr.
Richard Hill Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical center Atlantic City Int’l Airport, New Jersey, USA |
Ms.
April Horner (Conference Coordinator) Galaxy Scientific Corporation Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Mr. Claude Lewis Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Aircraft Certification Branch Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Mr. Jeffrey H.
Marcus Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
| Mr.
Giorgio Sacco Registro Aeronautico Italiano (RAI) Rome, Italy |
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FIRE - OPENING SESSION Mr. Richard Hill |
FIRE - ADVANCED MATERIALS Dr. Richard Lyon |
| FIRE - GENERAL Mr. Timothy Marker Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
FIRE - BURNTHROUGH Mr. Franklin Tiangsing Mr. Jeff Gardlin |
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FIRE - HALON REPLACEMENT & CARGO Mr. Constantine Sarkos |
FIRE - FUEL TANKS Dr. Thor Eklund |
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CRASH DYNAMICS Mr. Jeff Gardlin Mr. Van Gowdy |
EVACUATION Mr. Claude Lewis Mr. George Veryioglou Mr. Franklin Tiangsing |
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OPERATIONAL ISSUES Ms. Nora Marshall Ms. Judith Rutherford |
Last updated 8/2/99