Shipboard Arresting-Gear Fleet Support; Mark 7 Arresting-System Improvement Support (Epoxy-Poured Terminals)

Abstract

This Facility has been investigating the feasibility of using epoxy in arresting-gear wire-rope terminals at RSTS No. 5 since March 1962, and at the Runway Arrested Landing Site since November 1962. The use of epoxy in wire-rope terminals is less time consuming, complex, and hazardous, and requires fewer tools and appliances than zinc. Tests were very successful and clearly demonstrated that an expoxy resin could replace zinc in cable terminals. On 31 March 1967, however, three epoxy-poured terminals failed during one arrestment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1967
Accession Number
AD0814027

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arresting Gear
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Contamination
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Hardness
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • New Jersey
  • Procurement
  • Resins
  • Structural Loads
  • Terminals

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Surface Coatings Technology.