Computer Programs for the Prediction of Aircraft Take-Off Performance on Clay and Sand Airfields

Abstract

A prediction method for determining wheel sinkage, landing gear drag and takeoff performance on clay and sandy airfields is described. Three computer programs are presented along with computed results of c-141 and C-5 takeoff performance on clay and sand fields of varying soil strengths.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0853652

Entities

People

  • Alfred L. Sharp

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerodynamic Drag
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programs
  • Diameters
  • Equations
  • Friction
  • Landing Fields
  • Landing Gear
  • Measurement
  • Nose Wheels
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.