Fatigue Investigation of the C-2A Nose Landing Gear

Abstract

A laboratory fatigue investigation was performed on a C-2A nose landing gear to determine whether the authorized limit of 900 catapult launches could be extended. During the application of test cycle 1,260, the shock strut outer cylinder failed. Using a test scatter factor of two, this is equivalent to 630 service catapult launches. Combined with the estimated 310 in-service catapult launches of the test specimen, this indicates no allowable increase in the C-2A nose landing gear service life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 1976
Accession Number
ADA037901

Entities

People

  • H. D. Lystad

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Assembly
  • Carrier Landings
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Fatigue Life
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fuselages
  • Landing Gear
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Nose Wheels
  • Noses
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.