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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
10/29/2018
  1. Short Takes and Current Projects
    PDF (910 KB) View Online
  2. Development of New Flammability Test for Magnesium-Alloy Cabin Components
    PDF (855 KB) View Online
  3. Sonic Oil Burner Testing & Sonic Burner Video Update
    PDF (758 KB) View Online
  4. Burnthrough Round Robin Update
    PDF (358 KB) View Online
  5. Vertical Flame Propagation Test Method (VFP)
    PDF (1.4 MB) View Online
  6. Radiant Panel Insulation Test Update
    PDF (1.6 MB) View Online
  7. RTCA Development of a New Flammability Test for Electronic Boxes
    PPT (80 MB) View Online
  8. Flow Visualization in the OSU
    PPT (34 MB) View Online
  9. HEAT FLUX CALIBRATION Updates
    PDF (576 KB) View Online
  10. HR2 Updates
    PDF (576 KB) View Online
  11. Voltage Round Robin Status Update
    PDF (270 KB) View Online
  12. HR2 Development - TRL 5 Test Results
    PDF (2.8 MB) View Online
  13. OSU Analysis with FDS
    PDF (1.6 MB) View Online
  14. Waste Compartment Fire Containment MOCs
    PDF (575 KB) View Online
  15. Additive Manufacturing Task Group
    PDF (248 KB) View Online
  16. Vertical Bunsen Burner Testing of 3-D Printed Material
    PDF (1.6 MB) View Online
  17. Material Change Similarity Task Group - Microscale Combustion Calorimetry
    PDF (618 KB) View Online
  18. Material Change Similarity & Testing
    PDF (3.2 MB) View Online

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