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Crash-Test Dummies Aid in Anti-Misting Kerosene Experiment

Crash-Test Dummies Aid in Anti-Misting Kerosene Experiment
Here some crash test dummies are seen in the passenger cabin of the B-720 aircraft.

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Here some crash test dummies are seen in the passenger cabin of the B-720 aircraft. NASA Langley Research Center instrumented a large portion of the aircraft and the dummies for loads testing in a crashworthiness research program.

In 1984 NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) teamed-up in a unique flight experiment called the Controlled Impact Demonstration (CID). The test involved crashing a Boeing 720 aircraft with four JT3C-7 engines burning a mixture of standard fuel with an additive called Anti-misting Kerosene (AMK) designed to suppress fire.1984NASA Photo› CID Project Description