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NACA Study of Crash Fires with a Fairchild C-82 Packet
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Researchers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory purposely crash a Fairchild C-82 Packet aircraft to study flame propagation. A rash of passenger aircraft crashes in 1946 and 1947 spurred a White House call for an investigatory board staffed by members of the Civil Aeronautics Board, military, and the NACA. The group addressed fire segregation, extinguishment, and prevention.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineNACA Study of Crash Fires with a Fairchild C-82 Packet. NASA/GRC, 1950-06-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1950-C-33011.
