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Initial Identification of Aircraft Tire Wear
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Tactical aircraft have tire lives as low as 3-5 landings per tire causing excessive support costs. The goal of the Improved Tire Life (ITL) program was to begin developing technology to double aircraft tire life, particularly for tactical aircraft. ITL examined not only the tire, but also aircraft/landing gear design, aircraft operations, and the operational environment. ITL had three main thrusts which were successfully accomplished: 1) development of an analytical tire wear model, 2) initiation of technology development to increase tire life, and 3) exploration of new and unique testing methods for tire wear. This paper reports the work performed and the results of the USAF sponsored ITL program.
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Lay, M., Macy, W., and Wagner, P., "Initial Identification of Aircraft Tire Wear," SAE Technical Paper 951394, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951394.Also In
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