Airplane and having a Fire Extinguisher?

Question

My question is: If you own a plane and put a fire extinguisher in it, Will it blow up once in the air at so many feet? My boyfriend has 2 seater Citabria and I got him one and I don't want it to expload when he gets 7000 feet.

Thank you for your kind answer.

Answer 1

You cannot put just any fire extinguisher in an airplane. It must be FAA approved. It must also be installed according to AC43.13. It must be signed off by a certified aircraft mechanic.

As for exploding, I don't know of that being a problem at 7,000 ft. altitude because many people live above that altitude.