The Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility (ALDF), formerly called the Landing Loads Track, is described. The paper gives a historical overview of the original NASA Langley Research Center Landing Loads Track and discusses the unique features of this national test facility. Comparisions are made between the original track characteristics and the new capabilities of the Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility following the recently completed facility update. Details of the new propulsion and arresting gear systems are presented along with the novel features of the new high-speed carriage. The data acquisition system is described and the paper concludes with a review of future test programs.
Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility, A Unique Facility with New Capabilities
Sae Technical Papers
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition ; 1985
01.10.1985
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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