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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
3/4/2009
  1. Burnthrough Update
    PDF (536 KB) View Online PPT (2.3 MB) View Online
  2. Analysis and Design of the Federal Aviation Administration Fire Test Burner - Particle Image Velocimetry Applied to Fire Safety Research
    PDF (9.3 MB) View Online ZIP (18 MB)
  3. RTCA Update
    PDF (241 KB) View Online PPT (1.3 MB) View Online
  4. Update on Flammability Testing of Magnesium Alloy Components
    PDF (119 MB) View Online ZIP (193 MB)
  5. Lab-Scale Testing of Seat Cushions Used in Full-Scale Test
    PDF (3.2 MB) View Online PPT (82 MB) View Online
  6. Development of a Lab-Scale Flame Propagation Test for Composite Fuselages
    PDF (345 KB) View Online PPT (793 KB) View Online
  7. Restraint of Leather Seat Cushions During Testing
    PDF (423 KB) View Online PPT (14.5 MB) View Online
  8. Oil Burner Seat Test - Restraining Leather Seats
    PDF (786 KB) View Online PPT (19.6 MB) View Online
  9. Discussion of Full-Scale Testing of Leather Seat Cushions
    PDF (660 KB) View Online PPT (5.6 MB) View Online
  10. Development of a New Flammability Test for Aircraft Ducting
    PDF (206 KB) View Online PPT (5.5 MB) View Online
  11. Development of an Improved Fire Test Method and Criteria for Aircraft Electrical Wiring
    PDF (1.2 GB) View Online ZIP (1.2 GB)
  12. Developing Fire Safety Assessments Future Considerations
    PDF (57 KB) View Online PPT (139 KB) View Online
  13. OSU & NBS Updates
    PDF (244 KB) View Online PPT (1.4 MB) View Online
  14. Cabin Component Design Features - Fire Properties of Corefiller, Adhesive, „Ditchand Pot“
    PDF (85 KB) View Online PPT (588 KB) View Online
  15. Harmonizing the Application of Flammability Requirements
    PDF (218 KB) View Online PPT (1 MB) View Online
  16. Composite Fuselage Composite Fuselage Firefighting Issues
    PDF (1 MB) View Online PPT (1.4 MB) View Online

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