Re: [PSES] FAA Draft Free flame test

Yes, fire-safe cigarettes required in U.S. after 2011. Canada and EU requirements preceded the U.S. regulations. My recently developed hood test to verify my new side panels - fire up a dry cigar (cigars correctly stored in humidor will typically self-extinguish after about 50 to 100 sec). No

Re: [PSES] FAA Draft Free flame test

The other user scenario that the methenamine tablets

Re: [PSES] FAA Draft Free flame test

And I don't even think it would work, at least not for very long- Don't cigarettes now have to self-extinguish? On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Doug Powell wrote: > I thought the forum may find this interesting. > > DOT/FAA/AR-00/12 AIRCRAFT MATERIALS FIRE TEST HANDBOOK ( > https://www.fire.tc

Re: [PSES] FAA Draft Free flame test

Many standards has switched over to specifying methenamine tablets, also known as “fire pills”. They simulate a lit cigarette while allowing for more repeatable testing. Although smoking is prohibited on many flights

[PSES] FAA Draft Free flame test

I thought the forum may find this interesting. DOT/FAA/AR-00/12 AIRCRAFT MATERIALS FIRE TEST HANDBOOK ( https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/00-12.pdf). Clause 1.3.1 actually recommends testing for a draft-free environment my using "*a smoldering and smoking material, such as a lighted cigarette, in t