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Introduction

The International Aircraft System Fire Protection Forum was established as the International Halon Replacement Working Group in October 1993. This group originally developed minimum performance standards and test methodologies for non-halon aircraft fire suppression agents/systems in cargo compartments, engine nacelles, hand held extinguishers, and lavatory trash receptacles. The forum meets twice per year; once in Atlantic City, New Jersey and once at a host organization at another location. The focus of the forum has been expanded to include all system fire protection R&D for aircraft.

Forum topics include minimum performance standards for aircraft handheld extinguishers, cargo compartment fire suppression systems, and engine nacelles. Halon replacement agents for these areas are also discussed. Additionally, topics such as powerplants fire testing, lithium batteries, fuel cells, fuel tank explosion protection (including fuel flammability, nitrogen inerting, other methods of explosion protection), OBIGGS/OBOGS, fire protection in hidden areas of the aircraft, and fire detection R&D.

This forum is open to anyone in the international community in industry, government, and academia with an interest in aircraft fire protection systems. See below for past meeting minutes and next meeting details.


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Meetings

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

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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

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Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
5/23/2012
  1. Flight Deck Smoke Penetration Testing
    PDF (333 KB) View Online
  2. Smoke transport in an aircraft cargo compartment
    PDF (3 MB) View Online
  3. Fire Suppression in a Class E Cargo Compartment
    PDF (2.1 MB) View Online
  4. UPS
    PDF (958 KB) View Online
  5. Freighter Fire Suppression Cost Benefit Analysis & Risk Model
    PDF (243 KB) View Online
  6. Cargo Smoke Detector False Alarm Rejection Standard
    PDF (2 MB) View Online
  7. Lithium Battery Update - The Effect of State of Charge On Flammability
    PDF (4.2 MB) View Online ZIP (250 MB)
  8. Lithium Battery Update - Lithium Metal Cell Container Vent Tests
    PDF (721 KB) View Online
  9. Full Scale Battery Fire Test Plan Update
    PDF (23.3 MB) View Online
  10. Lithium-Ion Battery Fire – Toronto Pearson Airport 29 Oct 2011
    PDF (613 KB) View Online
  11. Full-scale Demonstration Testing with a Solid Aerosol Fire Extinguishing Agent, Discussion Continued
    PDF (6 MB) View Online
  12. Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Hazard Assessment
    PDF (345 MB) View Online
  13. Powerplant Task Group Progress of the survey and test results
    PDF (377 KB) View Online
  14. ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS Effect of a fuel change on aircraft fire safety
    PDF (800 KB) View Online
  15. Liquid Burner Development for Powerplant Fire Test- NexGen Burner, Gas Burner Comparison; Operating Orientation of NexGen Burner
    PDF (2.3 MB) View Online
  16. Next Generation Fire Test Burner for Powerplant Fire Testing Applications
    PDF (346 KB) View Online
  17. Icing in Aircraft Fuel Lines
    PDF (3 MB) View Online
  18. Halon 1211 Stratification/ Localization in Aircraft
    PDF (6 MB) View Online
  19. Handheld Fire Extinguisher Optimization Update
    PDF (140 KB) View Online
  20. Halon Replacement for Airplane Portable Fire Extinguishers - Progress Report
    PDF (92 KB) View Online
  21. Halon Options Report Update
    PDF (353 KB) View Online
  22. Fire Extinguishing/ Suppression Agents’ Quality Processes
    PDF (505 KB) View Online
  23. Fire Containment Cover ISO/DIS 14186, SAE AS6453 Standard Development
    PDF (582 KB) View Online
  24. A350XWB Cargo Inerting Function
    PDF (950 KB) View Online
  25. The Accident Database of the CSRTG
    PDF (1.2 MB) View Online
  26. The Use of ULD Contained Suppression for Hazardous Air Cargo
    PDF (947 KB) View Online
  27. ASTM D7673-10 Standard Specification for Halon 1211
    PDF (132 KB) View Online

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