Preventing fires on the latest generation of aircraft
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Innovation Transport Smart, green and integrated transport France Germany Greece Netherlands United Kingdom Icelanddate: 07/07/2016
Project: Fire risks assessment and increase of pa...
acronym: AircraftFire
See also: CORDIS
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.