Evaluation of Modifications of AM2 and XM18 Landing Mat

Abstract

The investigation was conducted to evaluate the performance of Alcoa AM2 and electron beam welded XM18 landing mat. The test section was subjected to traffic representing 1600 operational cycles of an aircraft having a 60,000- lb gross weight with a single-wheel main-gear assembly load of 27,000 lb and a 30x7.7 tire inflated to 400 psi.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0757383

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  • C. D. Burns
  • D. P. Wolf

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