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)


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    Title :

    Wheel brakes and their application to aircraft -- Effect of braking


    Additional title:

    Nat. Advisory Committee Aeronautics -- Tech. Mem


    Contributors:
    Dawty, G.H. (author)


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    37 pages


    Remarks:

    14 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Wheel brakes and their application to aircraft -- Effect of braking

    Dawty, G.H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Wheel brakes and their application to aircraft -- Effect of braking

    Dawty, G.H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1927



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