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Introduction

The International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Forum meets three times per year. One meeting is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, area, one meeting is held at a host organization at another location in North America, and one meeting is hosted by an organization outside the United States. Issues and concerns in the area of aircraft materials fire safety testing are discussed with emphasis on the current test methods.

For the upcoming meeting, topics to be discussed will include the OSU/NBS test methods, Bunsen burner test method, oil burner for seats and cargo liners. Presentations and updates of round robin tests.

Forum attendees are welcome to open a discussion on any new topic in the aircraft materials fire safety area. This forum is open to anyone in the international community in industry, government , and academia with an interest in aircraft materials fire safety and testing. See below for past meeting minutes and next meeting details.


Updates & Downloads

*** Older updates and downloads can be found here ***


Meetings

April 16-18, 2024
Congress Center Bremen
Bremen, Germany

Details  |   Agenda  |   Register online

Federal Register Meeting Notice  |   Host a meeting form

Forums Meeting Redesign: This meeting will be the first in-person meeting in which the two (2) formerly independent forums (IAMFTF and IASFPF) will be integrated. During the pandemic, the forum meetings were held virtually with a surprisingly high degree of participation. In order to maximize participation and minimize travel and venue costs, we have decided to combine the forum meetings and offer virtual discussion where appropriate. In addition, we are structuring the meeting based on our internal Research Project Areas (RPAs). The RPAs include Cabin Safety, Hazardous Materials Safety, Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression, and Engine/Powerplant Fire Protection.


Presentations / Minutes / Attendee Lists

  PPTX files may contain embedded video files. ZIP files contain video and Powerpoint files
Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
10/21/2008
  1. Burnthrough Update
    PDF (527 KB) View Online PPT (4.1 MB) View Online
  2. Analysis and Design of the Federal Aviation Administration Fire Test Burner - Particle Image Velocimetry Applied to Fire Safety Research
    PDF (3.2 MB) View Online PPT (13 MB) View Online
  3. Update on Flammability Testing of Magnesium Alloy Components
    PDF (2 MB) View Online ZIP (90 MB)
  4. Update on Toxicity of Burnthrough-Compliant Insulation
    PDF (1.3 MB) View Online PPT (16 MB) View Online
  5. Development of a Lab-Scale Flame Propagation Test for Composite Fuselages
    PDF (174 KB) View Online PPT (1.3 MB) View Online
  6. Fire Behaviour of Structural Composite Materials
    PDF (2.8 MB) View Online PPT (21 MB) View Online
  7. Development of an Improved Fire Test Method and Criteria for Aircraft Electrical Wiring
    PDF (1.1 MB) View Online ZIP (91 MB)
  8. Restraint of Leather Seat Cushions During Appendix (F) Seat Cushion (Fire Block) testing
    PDF (1.6 MB) View Online ZIP (145 MB)
  9. OSU & NBS Updates
    PDF (211 KB) View Online PPT (739 KB) View Online
  10. AC 20-135 / ISO 2685 Fire tests on components used in fire zones. Comparison of gas burner to oil burner.
    PDF (1.13 MB) View Online PPT (20 MB) View Online
  11. Mining and Generation of Magnesium Alloys
    PDF (2.2 MB) View Online PPT (40 MB) View Online
  12. Development of a New Flammability Test for Aircraft Ducting
    PDF (403 KB) View Online PPT (8 MB) View Online

*** Presentations and Minutes prior to December 2006 ***