Airplane Landing Mat Investigation: Engineering Tests on Steel, Pierced Type, M8 and Aluminum, Pierced Type, M9.

Abstract

The objectives of the tests are: To determine if single layers of airplane landing mat, could withstand normal loading by military aircraft for one year; To determine the effects of single wheel loading; and, to determine suitability for waterproofing soil bases on which the landing mats are placed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1951
Accession Number
AD0780299

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Aluminum
  • Engineering
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Waterproofing

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.