Adaptive Landing Gear for Improved Taxi Performance.

Abstract

Taxi performance in terms of airplane CG acceleration for the KC-135, T-43A, and YC-14 type main gear are calculated with a digital simulation. Simple landing gear oleo modifications, such as bypass orifices and dual stage air chambers, are proposed and evaluated and reduce CG (RMS) acceleration by as much as 47%. Improved taxi performance also results in reduced gear loads when bomb crater repair patches are encountered with the KC-135 and YC-14 type gear. Fatigue damage due to taxi on austere fields decreases by 6% or more. However, fatigue damage due to taxi on prepared fields is not affected by the proposed oleo modification. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053733

Entities

People

  • H. H. Straub
  • J. R. Kilner
  • P. T. Somm

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Springs
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Dual Mode
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Landing Gear
  • Military Aircraft
  • Nose Wheels
  • Runways
  • Simulations
  • Structural Components
  • Tires
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Vehicle Equipment

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