Accident statistics indicate that postcrash fire is one of the most serious threats to human life in aircraft crashes. It is also a serious threat in automotive crashes. Several methods are available to reduce this hazard. The simplest and most effective method is through control of the fuel spillage.Aircraft crash testing has shown that fuel systems incorporating tough, flexible fuel tanks that are smooth in contour, free from rigid attachments, and mated with flexible fluid lines are capable of preventing fuel spillage during crashes involving decelerative loading above the human survival range.
A New Look at Fuel System Design Criteria
Sae Technical Papers
10th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1966) ; 1966
01.02.1966
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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