AFFFs — Fighting Aircraft Fires
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 November 1992
Abstract
TODAY's high‐grade foams provide airport fire‐fighting crews with the capability to rapidly knockdown and extinguish fires as a result of aircraft crashes or engine failure. Furthermore, the ability of foams to bring fires quickly under control ensures that the damage done to the local environment by harmful fumes is kept to a minimum. Here, Michael Clarke, of 3M Industrial Chemicals Group outlines the development of fire fighting foams and their applications, and discusses the merits of the US Military Specification, contrasting it with the recent International Civil Aviation Organisation's specification.
Citation
(1992), "AFFFs — Fighting Aircraft Fires", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 64 No. 11, pp. 12-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb037307
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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