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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
2/24/2015
  1. Development of a New Flammability Test for Magnesium-Alloy Seat Structure
    PPT (132 MB) View Online
  2. Magnesium in Aircraft Seats SAE Update
    PDF (946 KB) View Online
  3. Seat Cushion and Cargo Liner Oil Burner Update
    PDF (1 MB) View Online
  4. Development of a Flame Propagation Test Apparatus for Inaccessible Area Materials
    PPT (320 MB) View Online
  5. HEAT FLUX UPDATES
    PDF (577 KB) View Online
  6. HEAT RELEASE RATE Updates
    PDF (990 KB) View Online
  7. 2013/2014 OSU Round Robin Conclusion
    PDF (260 KB) View Online
  8. Numerical Acquisition of OSU Airflow Data and Its Effects on Heat Release Results
    PDF (653 KB) View Online
  9. Impact of Altitude on Bunsen Burner Testing
    PPT (165 MB) View Online
  10. Slide Evacuation Test Method
    PDF (525 KB) View Online
  11. Material Change Similarity Task Group - Proposal to Develop AC Guidance
    PDF (529 KB) View Online
  12. Radiant Panel Update
    PPT (11 MB) View Online
  13. Approved Materials Task group
    PDF (659 KB) View Online

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