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File: 110796_aacuz_01.txtPOINT PAPER ON EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH 'CLOUDS' OF BW AGENTS - Particulate size of BW agents is 1-10 micron range [(b)(1) sec 3.4 (b)(2)] -- Similar to cigarette smoke - BW agent released as result of explosion may be carried aloft but will be rapidly dispersed by winds aloft to non- lethal concentrations - Trace amounts of BW may cling to skin of aircraft and enter environmental control system -- Duration of flight through cloud, concentration of agent, and continued flight will reduce likelihood of significant hazard -- Temperature in bleed air system will probably kill spores (lab method of killing spores is to autoclave - 250 F for 15-20 minutes at 4-5 atmospheres) ECS reaches 1200 F in most fighter a/c and 300 F in most 'slow-movers' - Washdown of a/c with steam would probably kill/remove those trace amounts of agent remaining after landing -- Current a/c decon capability can provide steam -- Solution of 0.1% ????? DO 49 Process Reports
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