Preliminary Survey of the Aircraft Fire Problem (open access)

Preliminary Survey of the Aircraft Fire Problem

Memorandum presenting a review of information relating to aircraft fires to determine what new or further research might lead to a substantial reduction of the aircraft fire hazard in flight and following crashes. An examination of fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids as inflammable liquids is presented, together with possible sources of ignition under the general categories of hot surfaces, electric sparks and arcs, flames, and hot gases.
Date: May 21, 1948
Creator: Cleveland Laboratory Aircraft Fire Research Panel
System: The UNT Digital Library