Airfield compatibility : key principles for landing gear design

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested reader through the key principles of aircraft compatibility with the ground and ground infrastructure (airfields, heliports, etc.), this book presents a sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Schmidt, R. Kyle (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Warrendale, Pennsylvania : SAE International, 2022.
Subjects
Runways (Aeronautics)
Airplanes > Landing gear.
Airplanes > Design and construction.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781468604672
1468604678
9781468604689
1468604686
9781468604665
146860466X
Physical Description1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 168 pages)) : illustration

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • A note on units
  • Introduction
  • About this book
  • Flotation/ground vehicle compatibility
  • Maneuvering
  • Surface texture and profile
  • Appendix A: 100 Busiest airports showing runway size and strength
  • Appendix B: Example ACN values for a variety of aircraft
  • Appendix C: Runway roughness profiles
  • References
  • Index.

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