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A critical review of world jet transport safety

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Achtmann, Eric D.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory
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Abstract
This thesis is intended to serve as a comprehensive introduction to world jet transport safety and aviation fire safety. Divided into six sections, this thesis contains: 1) a statistical review of overall levels of safety and risk assessment in world jet transportation, 2) a statistical breakdown of jet accidents occurring between 1970 and 1992 by accident type and cause, 3) a case review of major jet accidents involving fire, 4) a review of fire prevention and fire hardening measures in jet transport aircraft, 5) a review of fire management practices in world jet transport aviation, and 6) a comprehensive chronological summary of all world jet transport accidents occurring between 1970 and 1992. Special emphasis is placed on fire safety, as statistics have shown that both in-flight and post-crash fires are among least survivable of all accident causes and are leaders in total fatalities. Included is an exhaustive review of aviation fire-fighting agents and equipment, as well as design parameters and equipment used for the fire hardening of jet aircraft. Finally, an economic analysis is included to illustrate the economic impact of fire safety measures.
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May 1995
 
Also issued as an M.S. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-122)
 
Date issued
1995
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68133
Publisher
Cambridge, MA : MIT, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Flight Transportation Laboratory, [1995]
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38210206
Series/Report no.
FTL report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory) ; R95-4
Keywords
Jet transports, Safety measures, Fires and fire prevention

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