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Part III Reducing fuel hazards by gelling

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Can jet fuel be made less hazardous in the event of an aircraft crash, and if so, how? The FAA is investigating the use of gels to reduce the flammability and flame spread rate of such fuel. Here, the author tells what has been done and what is being done. He includes the conclusions drawn from an early segment of the program.

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  1. Ralph A. Russell
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Note: Additional data is available in Final Report FAA-ADS-62, “Feasibility Study of Turbine Fuel Gels for Reduction of Crash Fire Hazards,” prepared by the Western Company Research Division, Dallas, Texas, for the Federal Aviation Agency Aircraft Development Service, and dated February 1966.

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Russell, R.A. Part III Reducing fuel hazards by gelling. Fire Technol 2, 276–278 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588493

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