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This site contains
documents from the International Aircraft Fire and Cabin
Safety Research Conference held October 22-25, 2001, at
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. Before
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The International Aircraft
Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference was co-hosted by
the United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the
European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), the Japanese
Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), and the Civil Aviation
Safety Authority Australia (CASA). It is a follow-on to
the International Fire and Cabin Safety Research
Conference held in November 1998. The objective of this
Conference was to apprise the aviation community of
recent, on-going and planned research activities in the
areas of aircraft fire and cabin safety since the November
1998 Conference.
The Conference comprised presentations and discussions in
the areas of fire safety (including materials
flammability, fuselage burnthrough, halon replacement,
fuel tank explosion, and advanced materials), crash
dynamics, evacuation, and operational issues.
Presentations, comments and input expressed at the
Conference and in the present Proceedings are those of the
participants and do not necessarily reflect positions by
the organizations represented.
The present Proceedings were compiled by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center, Atlantic
City International Airport, New Jersey, USA, and Galaxy
Scientific Corporation, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey,
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CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Mr. Gregory Caudy
Direction Générale de l'Aviation
Civile
(DGAC)
Paris, France |
Mr. Ray
Cherry
U.K. Civil Aviation Authority
Safety Regulation Group
Gatwick, United Kingdom |
Mr. Stephane
Deharvengt
Direction Générale de l'Aviation
Civile
(DGAC)
Paris, France |
Mr. Jeff Gardlin
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Aircraft Certification Service
Renton, Washington, USA |
Mr. Graham Greene
U.K. Civil Aviation Authority
Safety Regulation Group
Gatwick, United Kingdom |
Mr. Richard
Hill
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Technical Center
Atlantic City Int'l Airport,
New Jersey, USA |
Ms. April Horner
(Conference Coordinator)
Galaxy Scientific Corporation
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey USA |
Mr. Claude Lewis
Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA)
Aircraft Certification Branch
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Ms. Julie Martin
Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia (CASA)
Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
G.A. McLean,
Ph.D.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Civil Aeromedical Medical Institute (CAMI)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
Mr. Giorgio Sacco
Research and Human Factor Department
Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile(ENAC)
Rome, Italy |
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