The Generation of Tire Cornering Forces in Aircraft with a Free-Swiveling Nose Gear 851939
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.
Citation: Daugherty, R. and Stubbs, S., "The Generation of Tire Cornering Forces in Aircraft with a Free-Swiveling Nose Gear," SAE Technical Paper 851939, 1985, https://doi.org/10.4271/851939. Download Citation
Author(s):
Robert H. Daugherty, Sandy M. Stubbs
Affiliated:
NASA Langley Research Center
Pages: 12
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Aircraft Landing Gear Systems-PT-37, SAE 1985 Transactions-V94-85
Related Topics:
Aircraft
Tires
Runways
Gears
Roll
Pressure
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