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Aircraft tire behavior during high-speed operations in soilAn investigation to determine aircraft tire behavior and operating problems in soil of different characteristics was conducted at the Langley landing-loads track with a 29 x 110.0-10, 8-ply-rating, type 3 tire. Four clay test beds of different moisture content and one sand test bed were used to explore the effects on axle drag loads developed during operation at different tire inflation pressures in free rolling, locked-wheel braking, and yawed (cornering) modes, all at forward speeds up to 95 knots. The test results indicated a complicated drag-load--velocity relationship, with a peak in the drag-load curve occurring near 40 knots for most test conditions. The magnitude of this peak was found to vary with tire inflation pressure and soil character and, in certain cases, might prove large enough to make take-off hazardous.
Document ID
19720020356
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
Authors
Leland, T. J. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Smith, E. G. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 2, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1972
Subject Category
Aircraft
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TN-D-6813
L-7641
Accession Number
72N28006
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 133-61-12-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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