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Title: Determination Of The Air Speed Required To Control Landing Gear Fires
Author: Lyle Tarbell
Abstract: One type of fire which occurs rather frequently in air carrier aircraft is the landing gear fire which usually results from excessive braking or from hydraulic fluid leaks or a combination of both.
Report: FSR-0392 Pages: 12 Size: 537 KB
Title: The Development Of Fire-Retardant Coatings For Fabric Covered Aircraft
Author: S.G. Weisberg
Abstract: Power plant fires tests conducted on small fabric-covered aircraft proved the futility of providing engine fire protection in an aircraft covered with fabric, which would be destroyed by fire within a few seconds.

Fabrics treated with cellulose nitrate dope were destroyed by fire within two seconds. Fabrics treated with cellulose acetate butyrate dope were destroyed by fire within six seconds.

Fire- retardant coating have been developed which, when applied over fabrics treated with cellulose acetate butyrate dope, markedly increase the resistance to fire of the doped fabrics.
Report: FSR-0250 Pages: 24 Size: 3.74 MB
Title: Toxicity and Flame Resistance of Thermosetting Plastics
Author: James Boyd
Abstract: Due to the practical limitations imposed by the empirical nature of the test, a complete answer to the multitudinous problems connected with toxicity of the gaseous decomposition products of molded and laminated thermosetting materials, resulting from fires aboard ship, cannot be given. It is considered, however that the tests were sufficiently broad in scope to provide information of value as a guide o the relative toxic hazard of these materials in connection with the choice of materials for shipboard applications. It is emphasized that all materials tested produced toxic gases in some amount, and therefore none of the materials may be considered as presenting no toxic hazard if burned or thermally decomposed in an enclosed space.
Report: FSR-0262 Pages: 19 Size: 2.95 MB
Title: History Of Events: FAR Vertical Flammability Tests
Author:
Abstract: Test Criteria
Report: FSR-0442 Pages: 6 Size: 162 KB
Title: Report of Committee E-5 On Fire Tests Of Materials And Construction
Author: Committee E-5
Abstract: Committee E-5 on Fire Tests of Material and Construction held one meeting since last reporting to the Society at Lake Placid, New York.
Report: FSR-0154 Pages: 6 Size: 308 KB

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