Mike Willson
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Doesn’t the evidence provided by A350 Tokyo Fire justify tougher specifications?
Aviation firefighting is becoming increasingly complex with larger aircraft, more passengers, bigger fuel loads, new composite materials. All at a time of increasingly frequent near-miss incidents, runway incursions and hotter summer temperatures – globally. Mike Willson, Director of Willson Consulting, asks, could evidence from the January 2nd 2024 Airbus A350 ...
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Does new Fluorine Free firefighting foam MilSpec deliver equivalent life-saving performance under increasingly severe climatic conditions?
For International Airport Review's Issue 4 2023 Mike Willson, a firefighting foam and foam systems specialist investigates whether a new F3 MilSpec for land-based freshwater aviation-use applications is functional enough to keep passengers safe.
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Does new Fluorine Free firefighting foam MilSpec deliver equivalent life-saving performance under increasingly severe climatic conditions?
Mike Willson, a firefighting foam and foam systems specialist investigates whether a new F3 MilSpec for land-based freshwater aviation-use applications is functional enough to keep passengers safe.
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Comparison F3 MilSpec vs ICAO vs AFFF MilSpec fire tests
View the comparison table for F3 MilSpec vs ICAO vs AFFF MilSpec fire tests from Mike Willson's article in Issue 4 2023 of International Airport Review.


