Reduced Friction Runway Surface Flight Testing - Wet Runway Taxi Test Procedures At Edwards Air Force Base

Abstract

This report documents the wet runway taxi test procedures used by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA. Wet runway taxi tests warrant special considerations to ensure a valid, repeatable and safe wet runway test surface is prepared and that the test is executed safely and efficiently. The 412th Test Wing uses detailed runway wetting procedures, specially equipped ground vehicles and a runway that was specifically designed for wet runway taxi tests. The wet runway test section is tailored to the aircraft size and expected braking distance and is typically 25 to 50 feet wide and up to 5,000 feet long. There are dry runway safety recovery zones to both sides and beyond the end of the wet runway test section in case the test pilot experiences an unexpected aircraft response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2018
Accession Number
AD1066813

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  • Thane E. Lundberg

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Information Systems
  • International Relations
  • Landing Gear
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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