Full-Scale Evaluations of Halon 1211 Replacement Agents for Airport Fire Fighting

This report describes evaluation of two candidate agents tested by the FAA as alternatives to Halon 1211. These agents were Halotron I and perfluorohexane. The objective was to evaluate these extinguishing agents in terms of extinguishment time and quantity of agent required to extinguish unique flight line type test fires. The test results showed that Halotron I required an average of 1 1/2 pounds of agent to perform the same extinguishment as 1 pound of Halon 1211.

DOT/FAA/AR-95/87
Authors: Joseph A. Wright