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F-106B airplane active control landing gear drop test performanceAircraft dynamic loads and vibrations resulting from landing impact and from runway and taxiway unevenness are recognized as significant factors in causing fatigue damage, dynamic stress on the airframe, crew and passenger discomfort, and reduction of the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during ground operations. One potential method for improving operational characteristics of aircraft on the ground is the application of active-control technology to the landing gears to reduce ground loads applied to the airframe. An experimental investigation was conducted on series-hydraulic active control nose gear. The experiments involved testing the gear in both passive and active control modes. Results of this investigation show that a series-hydraulic active-control gear is feasible and that such a gear is effective in reducing the loads transmitted by the gear to the airframe during ground operations.
Document ID
19910018850
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Howell, William E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mccehee, John R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Daugherty, Robert H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Vogler, William A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD, Landing Gear Design Loads
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
91N28164
Distribution Limits
Public
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