Orbiter Post-Tire Failure and Skid Testing Results

892338

09/01/1989

Event
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
An investigation was conducted at the NASA Langley Research Center's Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility (ALDF) to define the post-tire failure drag characteristics of the Space Shuttle Orbiter main tire and wheel assembly. Skid tests on various materials were also conducted to define their friction and wear rate characteristics under higher speed and bearing pressures than any previous tests. The skid tests were conducted to support a feasibility study of adding a skid to the orbiter strut between the main tires to protect an intact tire from failure due to overload should one of the tires fail.
Roll-on-rim tests were conducted to define the ability of a standard and a modified orbiter main wheel to roll without a tire. Results of the investigation are combined into a generic model of strut drag versus time under failure conditions for inclusion into rollout simulators used to train the shuttle astronauts.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/892338
Pages
11
Citation
Daugherty, R., and Stubbs, S., "Orbiter Post-Tire Failure and Skid Testing Results," SAE Technical Paper 892338, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/892338.
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Publisher
Published
Sep 1, 1989
Product Code
892338
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English