EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION IN FUEL TANKS [Main Title]

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  • Title: EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION IN FUEL TANKS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 4103
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: Film focusing on an investigation into the use of reticulated plastics foam for the suppression of fire and explosion in aircraft fuel tanks. Issues covered include hydrolytic stability, gum control, low temperature vibration, low temperature slosh, micro bacterial growth, corrosion and contamination.
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  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MTE 4103
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (MTE 4103)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Aircraft Establishment (Production sponsor) Ministry of Defence (PE) (Production sponsor) Central Unit of Scientific Photography (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 700 ft (ca); Running time: 19 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MTE 4103

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    MTE 2840 (EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION - DE HAVILLANDS [Allocated Title]) MTE 2921 (EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION [Allocated Title])
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