Results of tests to determine effect of wheel brakes on landing run of airplane, under various conditions of load and at various wind velocities, are presented; Douglas M-3 plane equipped with internal expanding type of wheel brake with specially devised mechanism for operation differentially by foot pedals; tail wheel; advantages of use of brakes in reducing landing run and in increasing facility of ground maneuvering; methods of operation and application. (See also Nat. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- Tech. Notes no. 311, July 1929 9 pp., 6 figs)
The use of wheel brakes on airplanes
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 37 , n 22
1929
2 pages
3 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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