There is a need for information on runways which may become slippery due to various forms and types of contaminants. Experience has shown that since the beginning of all weather aircraft operations, there have been landing and aborted takeoff incidents and/or accidents each year where aircraft have either run off the end or veered off the shoulder of low friction runways. NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Dynamics Branch is involved in several research programs directed towards obtaining a better understanding of how different tire properties interact with varying pavement surface characteristics to produce acceptable performance for aircraft ground handling requirements. One such effort, which was jointly supported by not only NASA and the FAA but by several aviation industry groups including the Flight Safety Foundation, is described.


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    Title :

    Overview of the Joint FAA/NASA Aircraft/Ground Runway Friction Program


    Contributors:
    T. J. Yager (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English