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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

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Meetings

The spring Forum meeting has been cancelled. Further information on the possible rescheduling of this Forum will be shared as soon as is possible.


Presentations / Minutes / Attendee Lists

  PPTX files may contain embedded video files. ZIP files contain video and Powerpoint files
Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
6/26/2007
  1. OSU & NBS Discussion
    PDF (315 KB) View Online PPT (1.8 MB) View Online
  2. Radiant Panel Round Robin 9 Test Results
    PDF (212 KB) View Online PPT (11 MB) View Online
  3. International Seat Test Round Robin: Interim Results
    PDF (174 KB) View Online PPT (2 MB) View Online
  4. Development of Magnesium Test Requirements
    PDF (11 KB) View Online PPT (12 KB) View Online
  5. Special Conditions: Composite Fuselage In-Flight Fire/Flammability Resistance
    PDF (13 KB) View Online PPT (14 KB) View Online
  6. Special Conditions: Seats With Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Parts
    PDF (12 KB) View Online PPT (13 KB) View Online
  7. Special Conditions: Composite Wing and Fuel Tank Structure – Fire Protection Requirements Notice
    PDF (11 KB) View Online PPT (10 KB) View Online
  8. Investigation of Fuselage Penetrations in Burnthrough Protected Area
    PDF (4 MB) View Online PPT (42 MB) View Online
  9. Full-Scale Testing of Intumescent-Coated Aluminum Skin
    PDF (541 KB) View Online PPT (5 MB) View Online
  10. CenterDevelopment of a Lab-Scale Test For Evaluating Toxic Gas Decomposition Products Generated Inside a Fuselage During a Postcrash Fire
    PDF (749 KB) View Online PPT (7 MB) View Online
  11. The Use of Magnesium in Airplane Interiors
    PDF (954 KB) View Online ZIP (109 MB)
  12. Burnthrough Test Method for Aircraft Thermal/Acoustic Insulation: NexGen Burner Update
    PDF (3.2 MB) View Online PPT (21 MB) View Online
  13. Proposed Radiant Heat Panel Test For the Evaluation of Aircraft Duct Material: Status Report
    PDF (65 MB) View Online ZIP (86.5 MB)
  14. Contamination & Aging Task Group Report and Recommendations
    PDF (58 KB) View Online PPT (68 KB) View Online

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