| Description |
1 online resource (1092 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- A Note on Units -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- Brief History of Landing Gear -- Design Process -- Nomenclature -- Book Outline -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Airfield Compatibility -- Flotation/Ground Compatibility -- Common Concepts in Ground Compatibility -- General Overview -- California Bearing Ratio -- Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, k -- Ground Compatibility Nomenclature -- Ground Contact Pressure -- Landing Gear Arrangement Nomenclature -- Ground Compatibility (Flotation) Analysis -- Unpaved Surfaces -- Soil and Grass |
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Unpaved Analysis Method ASD-TR-68-34. -- Alternative Unpaved Analysis Methods. -- Gravel/Aggregate Airfields. -- Paved Surfaces -- Pavement Design Analysis. -- Layered Elastic and Finite Element Analysis. -- Flexible Pavements-Historic Approach. -- Rigid Pavements-Historic Approach. -- Pavement Strength Reporting Methods. -- Load Classification Number/Load Classification Group Method. -- Modern Methods for Paved Runways-ACN/PCN and ACR/PCR. -- ACN/PCN. -- ACR/PCR. -- Membrane and Mat Surfaces -- PCASE Software for Flotation Analysis -- Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) |
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Snow and Ice Runways -- Prepared Snow Runways. -- Ice Runways. -- Helidecks and Heliports -- Naval Vessels/Aircraft Carriers -- Aircraft Carriers. -- Amphibious Warfare Ships. -- Maneuvering -- ICAO Airport Standards -- Required Maneuvers-NAS3601 -- Required Maneuvers-Land-Based Military Aircraft -- Required Maneuvers-Shipboard Military Aircraft -- Surface Texture and Profile -- Paved Runways -- Micro/Macrotexture -- Runway Roughness/Profile and Obstacles -- Roughness Measurement Techniques -- Power Spectral Density Approach -- Boeing Bump Method -- International Roughness Index |
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Short Wavelength Roughness -- ProFAA Roughness Evaluation Tool -- Industry Standard Roughness Profiles -- Bomb Damage Repair -- Arrestor Cables -- Unsurfaced Runways -- Deck/Helideck -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Tires -- Tire Construction and Terminology -- Construction Terminology -- Tire Dimensions and Properties -- Inflation Pressure -- Tire Temperatures -- Tire Classification -- Selection between Bias and Radial Tires -- Manufacturing, Certification, and Standardization -- Tire Sizing -- Tire Sizing Formulae -- Tire Sizing Requirements -- Tire Tables -- Tire Performance and Modeling |
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Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires -- Rolling Behavior -- Turning Behavior -- Vertical Stiffness -- Braking Behavior -- Tire-Ground Friction -- Wet Runways and Hydroplaning -- Snow and Ice -- Wear -- Tire Property and Behavior Models -- NASA Technical Report R-64 -- Brush Model and Fiala Model -- Beam and String Models -- Magic Formula Model -- Undesirable Tire Behavior -- Spray -- Debris Lofting -- Tire Failure Modes -- Modeling Tire Failure Events -- Model 1: Tire Debris Threat Model -- Model 3E: Flailing Tire Strip Threat Model -- Model 3R: Flailing Tire Strip Threat Model |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Model 4: Tire Burst Pressure Effect Threat Model |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Landing gear.
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Airplanes -- Landing gear
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780768099430 |
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0768099439 |
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