Effectiveness of Seat Cushion Blocking Layer Materials against Cabin Fires 821484
Materials are available for preventing or retarding aircraft cabin fires involving urethane foam seat cushions. Realistic fire tests performed in a wide-body test article demonstrate that some in-flight and ramp fires can be prevented, and that the allowable time for safe evacuation can be significantly extended during a survivable postcrash fuel fire, when the urethane foam seat cushion is covered by a “blocking layer” material.
Citation: Sarkos, C. and Hill, R., "Effectiveness of Seat Cushion Blocking Layer Materials against Cabin Fires," SAE Technical Paper 821484, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/821484. Download Citation
Author(s):
Constantine P. Sarkos, Richard G. Hill
Affiliated:
Federal Aviation Administration
Pages: 12
Event:
Aerospace Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1982 Transactions-V91-A, Aircraft Crashworthiness-PT-50
Related Topics:
Passenger compartments
Fire
Evacuation and escape
Seats and seating
Foams
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