F-4 Rain Tire Performance Flight Test
Abstract
This report presents the results of the F-4 Rain Tire flight test program. A total of 155 test landings were made by an unslatted F-4E on both a dry and wet concrete runway. These tests were done primarily to (1) compare the performance of the Hytrol Mark III antiskid system to the production F-4 antiskid system, the Hytrol Mark II, (2) evaluate the wet runway stopping performance of four new main landing gear tire tread designs, (3) evaluate the directional control performance of three new nosewheel tire tread designs compared with that of the Standard nosewheel tire, and (4) evaluate a pilot-selectable, two-mode authority steering system. Secondary objectives were to determine the effects of tire tread wear, various touchdown sink rates, and no flap/half flap landing configurations on the wet runway stopping performance of the F-4.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0922598
Entities
People
- Larry K. Mccallon
Organizations
- Air Force Test Center