MECHANICAL - TIRE RUB STRIP - DETERMINATION OF WEAR CHARACTERISTICS,

Abstract

Tests were conducted to determine a suitable rub-strip pad to protect the main landing gear doors and other portions of the wheel well when contacted by a spinning tire such as encountered on take-off procedures and to provide data for possible main landing gear modifications. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0430321

Entities

People

  • T. E. Holt

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Doors
  • Landing Gear
  • Landing Gear Doors
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Wheel Wells

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).