Preventing fires on the latest generation of aircraft
Date:
07/07/2016 - 19:50
As the number of European passengers travelling by air continues to increase, the issue of aircraft safety becomes more and more important. One area of safety that is critical to improving passenger safety is aircraft fire. Due to the large amount of highly flammable fuel carried by an aircraft, combined with limited options for escape, an on-board fire is a severe threat to the lives of passengers and crew.
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Fire risks assessment and increase of passenger survivability
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/preventing-fires-latest-generation-aircraft