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Assessment of crash fire hazard of LH sub 2 fueled aircraftThe relative safety of passengers in LH2 - fueled aircraft, as well as the safety of people in areas surrounding a crash scene, has been evaluated in an analytical study. Four representative circumstances were postulated involving a transport aircraft in which varying degrees of severity of damage were sustained. Potential hazard to the passengers and to the surroundings posed by the spilled fuel was evaluated for each circumstance. Corresponding aircraft fueled with liquid methane, Jet A, and JP-4 were also studied in order to make comparisons of the relative safety. The four scenarios which were used to provide a basis for the evaluation included: (1) a small fuel leak internal to the aircraft, (2) a survivable crash in which a significant quantity of fuel is spilled in a radial pattern as a result of impact with a stationary object while taxiing at fairly low speed, (3) a survivable crash in which a significant quantity of fuel is spilled in an axial pattern as a result of impact during landing, and (4) a non-survivable crash in which a massive fuel spill occurs instantaneously.
Document ID
19830002825
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Brewer, G. D.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Wittlin, G.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Versaw, E. F.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Parmley, R.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Cima, R.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Walther, E. G.
(Lockheed-California Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1981
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:165525
LR-30060
NASA-CR-165525
Accession Number
83N11095
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-2483
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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