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Hangar Fire Suppression System Submerges F-15  
User currently offlinefsnuffer From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 229 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4549 times:

If this is a double please delete. I search did not return any hits on this.


Foam party! Hangar fire suppression system submerges F-15, F-16 and A-10 in foam at Eglin Air Force Base

http://theaviationist.com/2012/05/14/foam-party/

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User currently onlineDevilfish From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4429 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4447 times:

At least they could be confident that their system works. May cost a pretty penny to recharge it, but the damage would have been much worse otherwise.

Luckily, none of the aircraft inside seems to have an open canopy. What ill effects could AFFF have on avionics and fuel systems undergoing maintenance?


"Everyone is entitled to my opinion." - Garfield
User currently offlinebennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6363 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (1 year 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 3353 times:

You say about open canopies, but what about engine intakes/exhausts and undercarriage doors?.

User currently offlineKC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11711 posts, RR: 52
Reply 3, posted (1 year 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3308 times:

The aircraft will need a clear water rinse and the fuel systems purged, as well as all the static ports and pitots cleaned. The foam should not be corrosive to the airframe of engines. As long as the avionics didn't get any foam they should be alright.
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