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Old 3rd Sep 2010, 20:09
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Wonder if this might have helped?

EVAS - Emergency Vision Assurance System

A UK CAA report (in 2002) supports the generally held view that, from the first indication that there is a fire onboard the aircraft, the crew historically has approximately 17 minutes to get the aircraft on the ground.

See: Fire in the Air

and: In-Flight Fire: Guidance for Flight Crews

Fighting a fire on the main cargo deck of a freighter, i.e. when there's only two crew members onboard is almost an impossibility, especially when you consider that a fire that goes undetected for even 2 minutes can turn into a monster to deal with.

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