Landing Gear/Soil Interaction Development of Criteria for Aircraft Operation on Soil During Turning and High Speed Straight Roll.

摘要

The continuing design and operational requirements for military aircraft to operate on unimproved runways has led to the need to investigate those landing gear/soil runway parameters which most significantly influence performance. This report summarizes those activities accomplished during the first year of a two-year research effort concerned with the development of criteria for turning, operation at high speed, and multi-pass operation. The work accomplished consisted primarily of a comprehensive investigation of the turned aircraft tire/soil interaction effects and how these effects should influence future criteria for aircraft turning operations on soil runways.