The Effects of Topcoat Color and Material Thickness on the Flammability Characteristics of Composite and Aluminum Wing Fuel Tanks

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• Creators:
  Summer, Steven M.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aluminum Coatings, Fillers And Paints Composite Materials Flammability Fuels Fuel Tanks Wing Tank
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TC-17/12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Group Fire Safety Team performed tests at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center to examine the variation in flammability exposure of fuel tanks comprised of a composite material skin and a traditional aluminum skin. The variation in topcoat color of the aluminum material was analyzed, as was the variation in thickness of the composite material.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:713a580c77bd215bd92fb92c50f9cb6cee96a7e8fe3782a83df129d56c17b6eecf95f35c3aad0d4638e2399e076ac2ac447f170b1616edabab91cda286901dad
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57703/dot_57703_DS1.pdf
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