Chevron cutting is shown to occur in different forms depending on the type of tire and the rubber on the running surface. Hardest wear is shown by the main tires of the B-747. Four defects occurred, in the form of two rip separation and two breakouts of the running surface. Tires capped by Thompson are more affected than any of the other rubber-capping fabrics. For Thompson tires, Chevron Cutting is greatly reduced with a fiberglass-rubber mixture. For Goodyear tires, it is eliminated with spiral wrap rubbercapping; resistance to damages through cuts seems to be more positive for Goodyear tires. For Mader tires, the extent of Chevron Cutting is generally smaller than for Thompson cappings.


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    Title :

    Chevron Cutting: Experiment with New Runway Mixtures


    Contributors:
    K. Tyran (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    31 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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