Fire Detection and Suppression

Different classes of fire require different types of extinguishing material.

A continuous-loop fire detector is what type of detector?

There are four continuous loop fire detection systems that fall into two broad classes of design function. They are...

Which of the following are not examples of fire detections types?

How does spot detector operate?

Lindberg systems use gas release element with one pressure diaphragm switch, when heated gas expands to activate alarm.

The fire detection system that uses two wires imbedded in a ceramic core in a tube is the....

Which of the following is not used to detect fires in reciprocating engine nacelles?

Fire zone x requires twice the extinguishing agent as zone A.

The fire detection system that uses a single wire surrounded by a continuous string of ceramic beads in a tube is the

In what area of aircraft would one find a carbon monoxide detector?

Thermo couple systems are wired in series with eachother and in series with the alarm circuit.

During removal or installation, the terminals of discharge cartridges should be grounded or shorted.

Built in aircraft fire extinguishing systems are usually charged with....

Yellow blow out disc indicates a normal system discharge.

Bi-metalic thermo switches complet circuits at certain temperatures. They are connected in....?

How does one extinquish a fire?

Which is true about fire classes

Carbon dioxide retains its own discharge pressure in extinguishers.

Fenwal is a resistive system with single element with ceramic beads and eutectic salts, increase temp= lower resistance

In some fire extinguishing systems, evidence that the system was intentionally discharged is shown by the absence of....

After fire is extinguished, or overheat condition removed in Systron-Donner system, the detection system...

CRF 23 pertains to aircraft with fewer than 19 passengers.

When an extinguisher cartridge is removed from a discharge valve, it should be....

Concerning toxicity and corrosion hazards, which of the following is the safest fire extinguishing agent?

What is accomplished when the illuminated fire handle of a typical large jet fire protection system is pulled down?

Penultimate is a word that means next to last and is not a made up or pretend word.

Class B fires include fuel, oil, paints, and solvents.

Systron-Donner is a gas pressure system that has a pressure switch and an integrity switch.

Class D fires include...?

Which fire detection system measures temperature rise compared to a reference temperature?

The explosive cartridge in the discharge valve of a fire extinguisher container is....

Thermo switch system continue to work if loop is broken as switches are in parallel with each other & series with switch

For fire detection and extinguishing purposes, powerplant areas are divided in fire zones based on.....

Spot detector systems are Thermo Switches for local area sensing.

How is the fire extinguishing agent distributed in the engine section?

The purose of a fire detection system is....?

Kidde is resistive system with double elements--increase temp decreases resistance to complete circuit

What is the operating principle of the continuous loop fire detection system sensor?

Discharge indicated by a red blow out disc indicates an overheat high pressure dishcharge has occured.

How does carbon dioxide extinguish an aircraft engine fire?

A system operates on built up gas pressure proportional to temperature rise in a tube. Which of the following is it?

In thermo switch detection systems with a single indicator light, the switches are wired in......?

What retains the nitrogen charge and extinguishing agent in a high rate of discharge (HRD) container?

Carbon dioxide and nitrogen extinguish fire by oxygen dilution and smothering.

Class C fires include energized electrical circuits.

Which statement best describes fire?

Thermo couple detection systems work on the principle of...?

CFR 25 pertains to transport category aircraft.

Light refraction smoke detectors are activated when the detector...

Carbon dioxide is ideal for turbine reciprocating engine fires.

Before connecting cartridge terminals to the electrical system,...

What is the best fire detection possibility?

A fuel or oil fire is a

A squib, as used in fire protection systems, is a...