Dec. 29: If care is taken in positioning wheels, nosing over can be practically eliminated; maximum permissible braking; formulas for condition that airplane will not nose over; coefficient friction between tires and various surfaces; formula for determining wheel load; particulars of length of run and landing speed for nine different types; mean aerodynamic drag coefficients calculated for various initial landing speeds. Jan. 26: Brake design and control; comparison of automobile and aircraft brake requirements; essential features common to both classes; forms of brake; brake linings; shoes; arc of contact; brake drums; brake-drum diameter; self-balancing; operating cams; disk vs. wire wheels; control; undercarriages fitted with shock-absorbing leg of varying length. (See also Flight (Aircraft Engr.) vol. 19, no. 52, Dec. 29, 1927, pp. 880a-880d, 5 figs. and vol. 20, no. 4, Jan. 26, 1928 pp. 54g-54k, 5 figs)
Wheel brakes and their application to aircraft -- Effect of braking
Nat. Advisory Committee Aeronautics -- Tech. Mem
1928
37 pages
14 Figs.
Report
English
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