Evaluation of an Improved Flame Resistant Aircraft Window System

Geyer, George B.; Urban, Charles H.

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Evaluation of an Improved Flame Resistant Aircraft Window System

1984-05-01
By Geyer, George B. ; Urban, Charles H.

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Creators:

Geyer, George B. ; Urban, Charles H.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Aircraft Fuels Air Transportation Crashes Fires Vehicle Windows
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/CT-83/1 0
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

Information was obtained by conducting a series of representative fire modeling experiments of aircraft cabin window systems employing salvaged segments of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft. Experiments were performed in which a thermally improved window system was installed adjacent to a standard window configuration and exposed to flame impingement from a JP-4 fuel fire. The results of test 1 indicated that the thermally improved DC-10 window configuration, employing the stretched acrylic pressure pane and the new EX 112 fail-safe pane, provided an overall improvement 1.n flame resistivity over the standard all acrylic window system of at least 79 seconds (1. 3 minutes).
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FAA Fire Safety FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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