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Cornering and wear characteristics of the Space Shuttle Orbiter nose-gear tireTests of the Space Shuttle Orbiter nose-gear tire have been completed at NASA Langley's Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility. The purpose of these tests was to determine the cornering and wear characteristics of the Space Shuttle Orbiter nose-gear tire under realistic operating conditions. The tire was tested on a simulated Kennedy Space Center runway surface at speeds from 100 to 180 kts. The results of these tests defined the cornering characteristics which included side forces and associated side force friction coefficient over a range of yaw angles from 0 deg to 12 deg. Wear characteristics were defined by tire tread and cord wear over a yaw angle range of 0 deg to 4 deg under dry and wet runway conditions. Wear characteristics were also defined for a 15 kt crosswind landing with two blown right main-gear tires and nose-gear steering engaged.
Document ID
19900058444
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Davis, Pamela A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Stubbs, Sandy M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Vogler, William A.
(Planning Research Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1989
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 892347
Accession Number
90A45499
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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