Aircraft on board foam spray system
My name is Jack and I am an apprentice of a aviation company. I am currently in the first year of my apprenticeship. As part of thisfirst year I am studying a BTEC level 3 in aeronautical engineering. To achievepart of this qualification I am carrying out a project.
This project is a unit where we must identify problems,eliminate the problems down to 1, research this problem, time plan, design asolution and reflect on the solution.
My project relates to the safety aspects of emergencylandings, I am in the process of designing a on board spray system that would be able to pre-spraythe runway with fire fighting foam asthe aircraft undertakes an emergency landing with or without landing gear. Ifeel that the presence of foam would reduce damage to the aircraft, runway andalso reduce the chance of a fire breaking out.
My system would comprise of a tank of foam stored on boardthe aircraft that would be pumped through pipes and out through a nozzle. I mayuse mechanical pumps or the compressed gas for the evacuation slide
I am writing this post today to ask for some assistance inthe research area of this task.
I am looking for information on the following:
· Technical drawings complete with measurementsfor all areas of a Boeing 747 passenger aircraft or Boeing 737 passengeraircraft.
· Exploded diagrams of the cargo hold areas withmeasurements
· Fuel economy calculations for given addedweights
· Contact points of the aircraft if sat on groundwithout landing gear
· Details and locations of any pumps that are inuse anywhere else on the aircraft
· Details of the compressed gas system that powersthe evacuation slide
If any of this information could be provided I would be verygrateful.