The Generation of Tire Cornering Forces in Aircraft with a Free-Swiveling Nose Gear NASA Langley Research Center

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Daugherty, Robert H., author.

Conference Name:

Aerospace Technology Conference & Exposition (1985-10-14 : Long Beach, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1985

Summary:

Various conditions can cause an aircraft to assume a roll or tilt angle on the runway, causing the nose tire(s) to produce significant uncommanded cornering forces if the nose gear is free to swivel. An experimental investigation was conducted using a unique towing system to measure the cornering forces generated by a tilted aircraft tire. The effects of various parameters on these cornering forces including tilt angle, trail, rake angle, tire inflation pressure, vertical load, and twin-tire configuration were evaluated. Corotating twin-tires produced the most severe cornering forces due to tilt angle. A discussion of certain design and operational considerations is included

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Publisher Number:

851939

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