E-28 Arresting-Gear Deck-Pendant Rollover Tests with the F-4 Aircraft
Abstract
E-28 arresting-gear deck-pendant rollover tests were conducted with the F-4 aircraft to investigate the dislodgement of a MK 77 Mod 2 fire bomb store from the centerline station of an F-4B aircraft and to provide information for development of an improved pendant support for the E-28 arresting gear. Deck-pendant rollovers were conducted with aircraft-tire-section, plastic-rail, and rubber-donut pendant supports and without supports. The pendant heights caused by nosewheel rollovers of aircraft-tire-section and plastic-rail pendant supports exceeded the 8-inch minimum runway clearance of the aircraft's centerline station store; clearances were marginal using rubber-donut supports. The runway clearance of the store was also exceeded after main-wheel rollovers of the pendant supported with aircraft tire sections, plastic rails, or rubber donuts. Pendant heights caused by nosewheel rollover were not significantly affected by aircraft rollover speed or deck pendant pre-tension, but were increased significanntly by direct nosewheel rollover of the support. When installed without supports, the pendant remained on the runway surface during F-4 aircraft rollovers at afterburner power.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0887442
Entities
People
- Waldemar Wastallo