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A New Look at Fuel System Design Criteria
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Accident statistics indicate that postcrash fire is one of the most serious threats to human life in aircraft crashes. It is also a serious threat in automotive crashes. Several methods are available to reduce this hazard. The simplest and most effective method is through control of the fuel spillage.
Aircraft crash testing has shown that fuel systems incorporating tough, flexible fuel tanks that are smooth in contour, free from rigid attachments, and mated with flexible fluid lines are capable of preventing fuel spillage during crashes involving decelerative loading above the human survival range.
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Robertson, S., "A New Look at Fuel System Design Criteria," SAE Technical Paper 660794, 1966, https://doi.org/10.4271/660794.Also In
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- Robertson S. H. Turnbow J. W. “Aircraft Fuel Tank Design Criteria.” AML Technical R port 66-24, U. S. Army Aviation Materiel Laboratories Fort Eustis Virginia March 1966
- Robertson S. H. Walhout G. J. “Crashworthy Fuel System Design.” Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS) FAI, Inc. 6 May 1966
- Spezia E. “U. S. Army Helicopter Accidents Involving Fire.” Human Factors Section, U. S. Army Board for Aviation Accident Research Fort Rucker Alabama 1964