Baseline Data from an A-4 Cockpit in Simulated Carrier Deck Fire.
Abstract
This report describes a study that was designed to gather fundamental data on the survivability of an aircraft cockpit in a carrier deck fire, on the characteristics of cockpit structural degradation in the fire, and on various interacting mechanisms that reduce a pilot's functionability. An unarmed Navy A-4 cockpit was subjected to a simulated carrier deck pool fire. The cockpit was instrumented with transducers to measure temperature, heat, smoke, toxic gases, light, shock, sound, pressure, and physiological behavior of rats and mice. A number of appendixes to the report give detailed descriptions of the various measuring systems and the data they produced. In addition to providing much immediately useful data, the test yielded a good base of data on which to design future tests of this kind. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA034217
Entities
People
- Anthony San Miguel
Organizations
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake