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Introduction

The International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Forum meets three times per year. One meeting is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, area, one meeting is held at a host organization at another location in North America, and one meeting is hosted by an organization outside the United States. Issues and concerns in the area of aircraft materials fire safety testing are discussed with emphasis on the current test methods.

For the upcoming meeting, topics to be discussed will include the OSU/NBS test methods, Bunsen burner test method, oil burner for seats and cargo liners. Presentations and updates of round robin tests.

Forum attendees are welcome to open a discussion on any new topic in the aircraft materials fire safety area. This forum is open to anyone in the international community in industry, government , and academia with an interest in aircraft materials fire safety and testing. See below for past meeting minutes and next meeting details.


Updates & Downloads

*** Older updates and downloads can be found here ***


Meetings

April 16-18, 2024
Congress Center Bremen
Bremen, Germany

Details  |   Agenda  |   Register online

Federal Register Meeting Notice  |   Host a meeting form

Forums Meeting Redesign: This meeting will be the first in-person meeting in which the two (2) formerly independent forums (IAMFTF and IASFPF) will be integrated. During the pandemic, the forum meetings were held virtually with a surprisingly high degree of participation. In order to maximize participation and minimize travel and venue costs, we have decided to combine the forum meetings and offer virtual discussion where appropriate. In addition, we are structuring the meeting based on our internal Research Project Areas (RPAs). The RPAs include Cabin Safety, Hazardous Materials Safety, Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression, and Engine/Powerplant Fire Protection.


Presentations / Minutes / Attendee Lists

  PPTX files may contain embedded video files. ZIP files contain video and Powerpoint files
Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
6/17/2009
  1. Burnthrough Update
    PDF (2.2 MB) View Online PPT (1.4 MB) View Online
  2. Analysis and Design of the Federal Aviation Administration Fire Test Burner - Particle Image Velocimetry Applied to Fire Safety Research
    PDF (16 MB) View Online PPT (9.8 MB) View Online
  3. Radiant Panel Round Robin Test Results
    PDF (63 KB) View Online PPT (572 KB) View Online
  4. RESTRAINT OF LEATHER SEAT CUSHIONS DURING APPENDIX F SEAT CUSHION (FIRE BLOCK) TESTING
    PDF (1.2 MB) View Online PPT (6 MB) View Online
  5. Update on Flammability Testing of Magnesium Alloy Components
    PDF (118 MB) View Online ZIP (187 MB)
  6. RTCA Update
    PDF (156 KB) View Online PPT (593 KB) View Online
  7. Development of In-Flight Flammability Test for Composite Fuselage Aircraft
    PDF (917 KB) View Online PPT (4.7 MB) View Online
  8. COMPOSITE MATERIAL FIRE FIGHTING
    PDF (550 KB) View Online PPT (3.6 MB) View Online
  9. OSU & NBS Updates
    PDF (316 KB) View Online PPT (1 MB) View Online
  10. Development of a New Flammability Test for Aircraft Ducting - ROUND-ROBIN PRELIMINARY RESULTS
    PDF (175 MB) View Online ZIP (178 MB)
  11. Development of an Improved Fire Test Method and Criteria for Aircraft Electrical Wiring - Update
    PDF (642 KB) View Online PPT (5 MB) View Online
  12. NexGen Burner for Seat Cushion Fire Testing
    PDF (221 KB) View Online PPT (2.3 MB) View Online
  13. Considerations for a Future Appendix F
    PDF (187 KB) View Online PPT (582 KB) View Online
  14. Calibration of Heat Flux Calorimeters - Historical Review
    PDF (146 KB) View Online PPT (317 KB) View Online
  15. Thermal Acoustic Insulation Contamination
    PDF (2.4 MB) View Online PPT (4.4 MB) View Online

*** Presentations and Minutes prior to December 2006 ***