A comprehensive safety concept is proposed for aircraft experiencing an incident involving development of fire and smoke in the cockpit. Fire or excessive heat development caused by malfunctioning electrical appliances may produce toxic smoke, may reduce clear vision to the instrument panel and may cause health-critical respiration conditions. Immediate reaction of the crew, safe respiration conditions and a clear undisturbed view to critical flight information data can be assumed to be the prerequisites for a safe emergency landing. The personal safety equipment of the aircraft has to be effective in supporting the crew to divert the aircraft to an alternative airport in the shortest possible amount of time. Many other elements in the cause-and-effect context of the emergence of fire, such as fire prevention, fire detection, the fire extinguishing concept, systematic redundancy, the wiring concept, the design of the power supplying system and concise emergency checklist procedures are briefly reviewed, because only a comprehensive and complete approach will avoid fatal accidents of complex aircraft in the future.
Cockpit emergency safety system
2000
9 Seiten, 13 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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