Large Frame Aircraft (LFA) Fire Fighting Validation. TCA/PCA Methodology Evaluation.

Abstract

This technical effort examines the technical and analytical basis of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) methodology for determining minimum fire fighting agent quantities and flow rates for airport fire departments. The objective is to establish the validity of this methodology as representative of actual crash site conditions, and as an accurate means of estimating required agent quantities to effectively control and extinguish large frame aircraft (LFA) exterior and interior fires. The research consists of an analysis of past experimental program data, LFA crash statistics, recent Air Force fire department LFA crash experience, and NFPA 403 explanatory documents to determine TCA/PCA methodology areas of technical and operational weakness. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300680

Entities

People

  • Benjamin R. Partin
  • George F. Hall
  • John H. Storm

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Aviation
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Databases
  • Fire Extinguishing Agents
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies