firelabUK Aviation

Aviation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulates aircraft operating in the US but its guidelines are followed worldwide. Fire tests for materials used in passenger aircraft are detailed in the FAA Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook. firelabUK has the following fire testing equipment which are all described in the FAA Fire Test Handbook, used for regulation or developed by the FAA:

Micro Calorimeter ASTM D7309: Standard Test Method for Determining Flammability Characteristics of Plastics and Other Solid Materials Using Microscale Combustion Calorimetry
ASTM E662 Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
FAA Bunsen Burner Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bunsen Burner Apparatus
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