5. Aeronautical transport
5.1 Principle
Strictly speaking, there are no regulations laid down by international bodies. However, the regulations issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration are the most widely used. The requirements for fire resistance are set out in several chapters of FAR 25. The aim of these regulations is to limit the flammability of materials in flight, and to gain time for evacuation in the event of an emergency landing. The performance targets specified in the aeronautical field are 90 seconds for evacuation and 4 minutes for rescue arrival. The tests carried out must test all the system's weak points. Regulations are revised mainly in response to accidents. The European equivalent of FAR 25 is the CS-25 regulation, formerly JAR 25, now established under the aegis of the EASA (European...
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Conclusion
Bibliography
Standards
- Fire safety – Vocabulary. - NF EN ISO 13943 - Juillet 2017
- Road vehicles, tractors, agricultural and forestry equipment – Determining the combustion characteristics of interior materials. - NF ISO 3795 - Février 1990
- Railway applications – Fire protection for rail vehicles – Part 2: Fire behavior requirements for materials and components. - NF EN 45545-2+A1 - Mai 2016
- Reaction to fire tests – Fire spread...
Regulations
Automotive
Arrêté du 3 août 2007 relatif aux transports en commun de personnes, modifying the arrêté du 2 juillet 1982.
Directive 95/28/EC of October 24, 1995 relating to the burning behavior of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles.
Rail
Interministerial Technical Instruction (ITI)...
Directory
Automotive (France)
Union technique de l'automobile, du motocycle et du cycle (UTAC), Linas-Montlhéry (91)
French national metrology and testing laboratory (LNE)
Rail
List of laboratories performing EN 45545-2 tests: list of laboratories participating in intercomparisons on
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