bericht_2014_10_16_Fire_and_Evacuation.pdf (125.8 kB)
Prof. Galea Warns: Certification Rules for Aircraft Evacuation are not Adequate
Prof. Edwin Galea concludes:
=> Current certification rules are inappropriate as a safety indicator as they are not representative of likely survivable accident exit configurations.
=> Current certification rules are inappropriate as a safety indicator as they are not a sufficiently challenging exit configuration.
=> Modeling should also be used for certification analysis and used to investigate additional exit configurations and additional repeat cases (different certification compliant populations; randomized passenger seating allocation).
=> The 90-second-rule is arbitrary. Instead coupled fire and evacuation simulations can provide more insight into the fire safety of aircraft cabins.