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extinguishing agent
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport services manual: part 1: rescue and firefighting. 4th ed. Montreal, 2015. (Doc. 9137 AN/898).
- Nota Adicional1
- The choice of the extinguishing agent to be used will be a matter for local decision but, as with all firefighting, the operational objective must be for rapid fire control and for the minimum amount of consequential damage as a result of firefighting activities.
- Contexto
- The heating of aircraft wheels and tires presents a potential explosion hazard, greatly increased when fire is present. In order not to endanger the members of the airport RFF service needlessly, it is important to distinguish between hot brakes and brake fires. Hot brakes will normally cool by themselves without the use of an extinguishing agent. Most aircraft operating manuals for propeller-driven aircraft recommend that flight crew members keep the propeller forward of the wheel turning fast enough to provide an ample cooling airflow.
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- Français
- agent extincteur