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This presentation will discuss using established domestic and international methods to effectively vent the overpressure of explosions.

>> in the wake of the swissair 111 crash, the airline industry is forced to re-evaluate their procedures for in-flight fires. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets are manufactured from more flame resistant materials. and the certification and maintenance of wiring becomes more stringent. >> swissair 111 was a watershed event in how pilots deal with in-flight smoke and fire conditions. after that, pilots recognized how quickly things could go wrong. >> what makes fire such a lethal threat to aircraft is its ability to start and grow undetected, in some cases the inter...

In the search to find out what went wrong, investigators discovered that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are refitted with new insulation and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still don't know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources, the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an electrical malfunction called arcing. >> arcing events are when electricity jumps from a wire to anot...

Smoke in the cockpit. in a search to find out has went wrong, investigators discover that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are fitted with new insulation. and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still don't know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an electrical malfunction called arcing. >> arcing events are when electricity jumps from...

One by one, everything that they need to keep the airplane in flight is failing. they finally lose control of the airplane, and it rolls towards the ocean and accelerates and impacts the ocean at a very high speed. >> in the wake of the swiss air 111 crash, the airline industry is forced to re-evaluate the procedures for in-flight fires. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets are manufactured for more flame-resistant materials. and wiring becomes more stringent. >> swiss air 111 was a watershed event in how pilots deal with in-flight smoke conditions. after that, pilot...