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FIRE-BLOCKING LAYER [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
CONT

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has brought forward by six months the date by which fire-blocking layers must be installed on all airliner passenger seats .... The layer is designed to delay the ignition of seat cushion materials, which can emit poisonous gases in a fire. It has proved difficult to find materials with the right characteristics which are also comfortable to sit on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
CONT

Le revêtement ignifuge a pour but de retarder l'inflammation du coussin, susceptible d'émettre des fumées toxiques.

Spanish

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