DEFINITION:
A fire protection (FP) system in an aircraft includes passive and active FP means. Passive FP is achieved by using fireproof, or fire-resistant, materials. Active FP systems comprise smoke, fire and overheat detectors with indicators, fire suppression devices and a management control sub-system.
(Source: ACARE Domain 425)
SUBDOMAINS:
- Passive protection – fireblocking layer on materials (e.g. cabin seats), fire-resistant fittings, floor coverings and non-structural applications
- Detection systems – smoke (back-scattering, optical attenuation), fire (gas sensing, near IR, IR), overheat, hot air leakage
- Fire suppression – halon, watermist/nitrogen flooding, environmental impact, piping, valves, on-board inert gas generation systems, hand-held extinguishing systems
- Control systems – maintenance panels, cockpit display panels, visualisation of system status, audible alerts, design (zonal configuration, redundancy, reliability, systems research, analysis of operational incidents), BITE
Browsing taxonomies
Upper level
Sections at this level
- 01 Avionics
- 02 Cockpit Systems, Visualization & Display Systems
- 03 Navigation / Flight Management / Autoland
- 04 Warning Systems
- 05 Electronics & Microelectronics for on-board systems
- 06 Sensors Integration
- 07 Flight Data/Flight Recording
- 08 Communications Systems
- 09 Identification
- 10 Avionics Integration
- 11 Optics – Optronics – Lasers – Image processing and data fusion
- 12 Electronic Library System
- 13 Aircraft health and usage monitoring system
- 14 Smart maintenance systems
- 15 Lighting systems
- 16 Aircraft Security
- 17 Mission Sensors & Equipments
- 18 Pneumatic Systems
- 19 Hydraulic power generation & distribution
- 20 Passenger and freight systems
- 21 Environmental control System
- 22 Water and waste systems
- 23 Fuel Systems
- 24 Landing gear and braking systems
- 25 Fire Protection Systems