Safety Topics

Abstract

RESEARCH and testing has lead to the issue of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by the FAA that will upgrade the fire safety standards of cargo or baggage compartments in transport category aeroplanes by establishing new fire test criteria and limiting the volume of class D compartments (in current domestic jet transport aircraft these very from 227 to 1,632cu ft).

Citation

Mayday (1984), "Safety Topics", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 56 No. 11, pp. 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036035