Safety Topics: Meeting 1990 Fire Regulations

Abstract

A significant event both for Metair and the Saab 340 occurred recently when the first aircraft to incorporate not only the necessary cabin material and design changes necessitated by the 1988 interim mandatory requirements but also those which come into force in 1990, was completed at West Mailing. Metair Aircraft, a subsidiary of Hunting Associated Industries and a sister company of Field Aircraft, produced this cabin interior to meet the new fire survivability regulations for production number 121 of the Saab 340 37‐passenger aircraft. The Metair company has been associated with Saab since the early 1980's when it completed the first passenger cabin and all of these aircraft now have their interiors completed at West Mailing. The aircraft are flown from Sweden with bare passenger cabin and unpainted exterior and after 14 working days are returned with a completed interior and externally painted to the customer's specification. Some 70% of Metair's activities are accounted for by the Saab 340 completion task, for which it has overall design responsibility.

Citation

Mayday (1988), "Safety Topics: Meeting 1990 Fire Regulations", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 60 No. 9, pp. 18-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036675