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Introduction

The International Aircraft System Fire Protection Forum was established as the International Halon Replacement Working Group in October 1993. This group originally developed minimum performance standards and test methodologies for non-halon aircraft fire suppression agents/systems in cargo compartments, engine nacelles, hand held extinguishers, and lavatory trash receptacles. The forum meets twice per year; once in Atlantic City, New Jersey and once at a host organization at another location. The focus of the forum has been expanded to include all system fire protection R&D for aircraft.

Forum topics include minimum performance standards for aircraft handheld extinguishers, cargo compartment fire suppression systems, and engine nacelles. Halon replacement agents for these areas are also discussed. Additionally, topics such as powerplants fire testing, lithium batteries, fuel cells, fuel tank explosion protection (including fuel flammability, nitrogen inerting, other methods of explosion protection), OBIGGS/OBOGS, fire protection in hidden areas of the aircraft, and fire detection R&D.

This forum is open to anyone in the international community in industry, government, and academia with an interest in aircraft fire protection systems. See below for past meeting minutes and next meeting details.


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Meetings

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

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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

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Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
5/18/2016
  1. Cargo Compartment Smoke Detector Certification
    PDF (558 KB) View Online
  2. Smoke Source Project
    PPT (75 MB) View Online
  3. Next Generation Fire Test Burner for Powerplant Fire Testing Applications
    PDF (1.2 MB) View Online
  4. Updated Experimental Investigation of the NexGen Burner
    PDF (1.3 MB) View Online
  5. POWERPLANT Fire tests: Comparison of DGA’s Park & Sonic Burners
    PDF (2 MB) View Online
  6. SAE/ISO Fire Containment Covers (FCC) and Fire Resistant Containers (FRC) Standards
    PPT (16 MB) View Online
  7. FIRE, SMOKE OR FUMES OCCURRENCES ON TRANSPORT AIRPLANES
    PDF (911 KB) View Online
  8. Class-E Cargo Compartment Mitigation Strategies
    PPT (312 MB) View Online
  9. Cargo Compartment Testing at UTAS FPS
    PDF (727 KB) View Online
  10. Managing Risk in Battery Transportation
    PDF (2 MB) View Online
  11. Class-C Cargo Compartment ULD Suppression Agent Penetration
    PDF (547 KB) View Online
  12. Cargo Fire Suppression Using Oxygen Depleted Air from a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
    PDF (3 MB) View Online
  13. Flammability of Materials in a Low-Concentration Hydrogen Environment
    PPT (170 MB) View Online
  14. Commercial Aviation Safety Team. Safety Enhancement 126. Hazardous Materials Fires.
    PDF (604 KB) View Online
  15. Halon Replacement for Aircraft Portable Fire Extinguishers – Progress Report
    PDF (150 KB) View Online
  16. Engine Nacelle, Halon Replacement - Reconsidering Carbon Dioxide as a Fire Extinguishant ~ Status
    PDF (2.5 MB) View Online
  17. Engine/APU Halon Replacement Industry Consortium– Halon Alternatives for Aircraft Propulsion Systems (HAAPS)
    PDF (559 KB) View Online
  18. Cargo Compartment Halon Replacement Working Group (CCHRWG) Update
    PDF (815 KB) View Online
  19. ICAO Lithium Battery Shipping Update
    PDF (721 KB) View Online
  20. Status of SAE G-27 Lithium Battery packaging performance Committee
    PDF (191 KB) View Online
  21. Battery & Fuel Cell Industry Working Group Updates
    PDF (851 KB) View Online
  22. Lithium Battery Thermal Runaway Initiation Variation
    PDF (450 KB) View Online
  23. The Flammable Gasses Produced by Lithium Button Cells in Thermal Runaway
    PDF (432 KB) View Online
  24. Multidisciplinary thermo-structural model FAR / CS 25 appendix F Part III Multi-disciplinary Model for Smoke Movement Simulation
    PDF (3.6 MB) View Online
  25. Insulating solutions for Aviation Lithium battery
    PDF (937 KB) View Online
  26. UPDATE P3 HAFEX – development and qualification of a halon-alternative 5BC cabin handheld fire extinguisher for commercial aircraft with 2BTP
    PDF (658 KB) View Online
  27. FLAMMABILITY LIMITS OF LITHIUM BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY VENT GAS IN AIR AND THE INERTING EFFECTS OF HALON 1301
    PDF (2.2 MB) View Online

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