Explosive effect mitigated containers
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1. A method for protecting an aircraft from the effects of a blast comprising at least partially lining unit load devices and other containers within the aircraft with a blast mitigation material;
- wherein said blast mitigation material is in the form of an assembly of two flexible sheets arranged one over the other and joined by a plurality of seams, the seams being arranged so as to form cells or recesses in the space between the sheets, and wherein the cells or recesses are filled solely with perlite, wherein the perlite is free-flowing within the cells.
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Abstract
A container, such as a standard aircraft unit load device, a truck trailer, a ship'"'"'s cargo compartment, or the like, is fitted with a blast mitigating material located within the container. The blast mitigating material can be fitted to the container during manufacture, or an existing container can be retrofitted.
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1. A method for protecting an aircraft from the effects of a blast comprising at least partially lining unit load devices and other containers within the aircraft with a blast mitigation material;
wherein said blast mitigation material is in the form of an assembly of two flexible sheets arranged one over the other and joined by a plurality of seams, the seams being arranged so as to form cells or recesses in the space between the sheets, and wherein the cells or recesses are filled solely with perlite, wherein the perlite is free-flowing within the cells. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. The method according to clam 1 wherein the other containers are overhead bins in aircraft.
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