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What's New
Date Section Description
12/8/05 Reports Added reports DOT/FAA/AR-TN05/44 and DOT/FAA/AR-TN05/45
12/1/05 Materials Added March meeting info.
12/1/05 Systems Added attendee list from Nov. meeting.
11/18/05 Handbook Updated Appendix F & G.
11/15/05 Systems Added minutes from Nov. meeting.
11/14/05 Systems: Fuel Tank Protection: FTFAM Fuel Tank Flammability Assessment Method section added to Fuel Tank Protection section.
11/8/05 Materials Added minutes from Oct. meeting.
11/7/05 Systems Added presentations from Nov. meeting.
11/3/05 Reports Added report DOT/FAA/AR-TN05/37
10/26/05 Systems: Handheld Fire Extinguishers Updated notice and added new Draft Advisory Circular - Halocarbon Handheld Fire Extinguisher for use in Aircraft to Replace Halon 1211
10/25/05 Materials Added presentations from Oct. meeting.
10/14/05 Materials Revised June meeting minutes.
10/12/05 Reports Added reports DOT/FAA/AR-04/27, DOT/FAA/AR-05/32, & DOT/FAA/AR-TN05/36
10/6/05 Systems: Handheld Fire Extinguishers Extended Comment Period on Draft Advisory Circular "Halocarbon Handheld Fire Extinguishers for use in Aircraft to replace Halon 1211". Oct. 12 Deadline.
10/3/05 Systems: Fuel Tank Protection: Presentations New presentations added.
9/30/05 Materials Added presentation from June meeting.
9/29/05 Systems Updated agenda for Nov. meeting.
9/22/05 Systems: Handheld Fire Extinguishers Added notice and posted draft AC for review.
9/15/05 Systems: Fuel Tank Protection Updated Fuel Tank Protection, Inerting On-Going Research & Completed Research.
9/14/05 Systems Agenda posted for Nov. meeting.
9/14/05 Materials Agenda posted for Oct. meeting.
8/9/05 Fire & Cabin Safety 2004 Conference Proceedings are now available
8/3/05 Reports Added report DOT/FAA/AR-05/25.
7/29/05 Systems Nov. meeting info and registration form posted.
7/29/05 Materials Oct. meeting info and registration form posted.
7/20/05 Materials Added additional presentations & downloads from June meeting.
7/11/05 Systems Added presentations from June meeting.
7/11/05 Materials Added presentations from June meeting.
7/11/05 Handbook Updated Appendix F.
7/6/05 Materials Added presentation and 2 videos.
6/30/05 Systems: Handheld Fire Extinguishers Added presentation.
6/28/05 Systems Updated Smoldering suitcase for Cargo Fire Detection Certification video.
6/23/05 Materials: Burnthrough Added pdf for Burnthrough Apparatus Set-up Using Calibration Tools
6/17/05 Systems: Fuel Tank Protection: Papers New papers added.
6/14/05 Reports Added report DOT/FAA/AR-TN05/20. (Replaces DOT/FAA/AR-TN03/6)
6/13/05 Reports Added report DOT/FAA/AR-05/14.
6/9/05 Systems: Handheld Fire Extinguishers Added Ottawa minutes and updated Draft for Halocarbon Clean Agent Fire Extinguishers
5/26/05 Systems: Fuel Tank Protection: Papers New papers added.
5/5/05 Systems Added agenda for June meeting.
5/5/05 Materials Added agenda for June meeting.
Just Released

Final AC on Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Propagation.
AC 25.856-1A Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Flame Propagation Test Method Details

Draft AC on Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Burnthrough.
AC 25.856-2X Installation of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation for Burnthrough Protection

New Announcements
The Fourth Triennial International Fire &
Cabin Safety Research Conference was
held November 15-18, 2004, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Conference Proceedings are now available.

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