Problems of Aircraft Tires Operating at High Rolling Speeds,

Abstract

Modern jet airplanes land and take off at very high speeds, thus forcing the tires to operate under strenous conditions. This article discusses the physical phenomena occurring under high-speed tire rotation. Some light is shed on the influence of rolling velocity on the life and safety of an airplane tire. An explanation of and the causes of the phenomena of standing waves and of the additional rotational drag, which occur above the so-called critical speed, are presented. An approximate method of computing the critical velocity is presented. Methods of increasing the critical speed for a tire of given dimensions are presented.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0848450

Entities

People

  • J. Paczoski

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Tires
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Rotation
  • Standing Waves
  • Tires
  • Vehicles
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).