Tests of the Bell Aerospace LA-4 ACLS Fitted with Suction Braking and Predictions for Other Aircraft

Abstract

A test program was conducted by Textron's Bell Aerospace Company, using their air cushion landing system (ACLS) equipped Lake LA-4 aircraft to investigate the potential of a suction braking ACLS subsystem. The new braking subsystem was tried on dry and wet runway and rough grass. Deceleration up to 0.5g was recorded with the suction flow available. The potential of a developed system applied to a cushion planform designed to utilize suction braking exceeds this range, and the report predicts effective potential application to the C-130, Jindivik, and XC-8A.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA023850

Entities

People

  • C. E. Satterlee
  • C. L. Stauffer
  • T. D. Earl

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Amphibious Aircraft
  • Control Panels
  • Corporations
  • Deceleration
  • Diameters
  • Dynamics
  • Friction
  • Gages
  • Instrumentation
  • Lift Fans
  • Lubrication
  • Numbers
  • Power Supplies
  • Pull Tests

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aquatic Ecology

Technology Areas

  • Space