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POINT 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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