Evaluation of Alcoa Brazed AM5 Landing Mat.

Abstract

The investigation reported herein was conducted to evaluate the performance of Alcoa Lightweight Brazed AM5 landing mat. Fabrication included a new process called 'flip-flop brazing' by the manufacturer. A test section, consisting of a heavy clay subgrade, was constructed and surfaced with the Alcoa AM5 landing mat. The test section was subjected to traffic representing 1600 operational cycles (188 coverages) 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, which represented the minimum service life requirement. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0757384

Entities

People

  • Cecil D. Burns
  • Denis P. Wolf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Fabrication
  • Lightweight
  • Subgrades
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.