RISK OF HYDRAZINE USAGE AT CIVIL AIRPORTS

Edyta Janeba-Bartoszewicz; Marcin Kiciński; Adam Marek Rojewski

Edyta Janeba-Bartoszewicz Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Marcin Kiciński Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Adam Marek Rojewski Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport

Abstract

The article presents the safety issue bonded to the Polish Air Force aircrafts, which uses for emergency supply special fuel called hydrazine, which is 70% aqueous solution of toxic hydrazine with designation H-70. For this reason, the rescue services of Polish Air Force bases where this types of aircraft are stationed had to be adjusted accordingly. Just as importantly authors noticed that in the event of an emergency landing of this aircraft at different airports can receive difficulties associated with the possible leakage of hydrazine, or its neutralization in the absence of specialized Hydrazine Response Team, which are part of the Aircraft rescue and firefighting.