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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
3/7/2017
  1. Development of New Flammability Tests for Magnesium-Alloy Cabin Components
    PDF (4 MB) View Online
  2. Sonic Burner Cargo Liner and Seat Cushion Test Update
    PDF (1.2 MB) View Online
  3. Cargo Liner Park Oil Burner vs. Sonic Burner Comparison Testing
    PDF (445 KB) View Online
  4. Cargo Liner Flame Penetration and Insulation Burnthrough Test Hierarchy Study
    PDF (1.1 MB) View Online
  5. Burnthrough Round Robin Update
    PDF (678 KB) View Online
  6. VFP Update
    PDF (1.5 MB) View Online
  7. Inaccessible Area Fire Tests on Composite Structure - Update
    PDF (1.2 MB) View Online
  8. Radiant Panel Update
    PDF (2.5 MB) View Online
  9. RTCA Development of a New Flammability Test for Electronic Boxes
    PDF (929 KB) View Online
  10. Evacuation Slide Materials Test Method: Round Robin 5
    PDF (594 KB) View Online
  11. HEAT RELEASE RATE Updates
    PDF (455 KB) View Online
  12. HR2 Development Model and Plan
    PDF (144 KB) View Online
  13. PIV in the OSU by RIO, PHD
    PPT (38 MB) View Online
  14. Material Change Similarity - Status Update
    PDF (1.1 MB) View Online
  15. Approved Materials List
    PDF (954 KB) View Online
  16. FAA Policy Statement PS-ANM-25.853-01-R2 Clarifications and Additions for future Advisory Circular
    PDF (1.1 MB) View Online
  17. Ignition Temperature by Dynamic Thermal Analysis
    ZIP (5.5 MB)

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