Air cargo container

Air cargo container providing containment of fires emanating from the interior comprising:

• a. a framework including vertical and horizontal frame members, made from materials selected from the group consisting of temperature resistant plastics and temperature resistant composites, so constructed as to define openings for side walls, a rear wall, doorway, and roof of the container;
• b. side walls, rear wall, and roof connected to the framework so as to form an enclosure and formed of composite panels, each composite panel further comprising:
• i. a core comprising a fire-resistant, closed cell foam having a density of between 0.75 lbs/ft3 and 20.0 lbs/ft3 and the core having a uniform thickness of at least 0.1 inch;
• ii. a skin attached to each surface of the core, at least an inner skin formed by fire-resistant fibers having a melt temperature of at least 1200° F. with a fire-resistant matrix resin spread throughout the fibers;
• c. the composite panels, the framework, and a door being of such construction as to allow the container to be able to contain an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500° F. for a period of at least four hours.