Feasibility Study and Initiating System Development of the Explosive Exit Concept for Civil Transport Aircraft.
Abstract
The feasibility study and system development demonstrated the use of liquid explosives to provide emergency exits in commercial transport aircraft. During the course of the study, linear-shaped tubing systems of various designs and materials were fabricated and tested in an attempt to obtain the best cutting efficiency with a minimum of explosive charge. Energy-absorbent shields molded from laminated fiberglass-reinforced plastics were fabricated and evaluated. The purpose of the shield was to provide protection against overpressures and fragments produced as the result of the detonation of the linear-shaped charge. A system to automatically mix the two components while simultaneously pumping them into the linear-shaped tube loop and to initiate the charge was designed, fabricated, and tested. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0704477
Entities
People
- Joseph J. Jaglowski Jr