AIRCRAFT TIRE BRAKING FRICTION UNDER WINTER CONDITIONS: LABORATORY TESTING
The general objective of the project reported was to conduct controlled laboratory tests to investigate the friction on aircraft runway surfaces under winter conditions. A laboratory test program was carried out to evaluate the change in tire/runway braking friction when type II aircraft de-icing fluids and ice control chemicals contaminate a runway surface. Tests were also conducted to evaluate the friction performance of some sands available locally at some Canadian airports, relative to a sand that meets the Transport Canada specification. The data collected also allowed an investigation of the correlation between Saab Friction Test tires and an aircraft tire. Results are presented for tests on both asphalt and concrete surfaces.
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Corporate Authors:
Fleet Technology Limited
311 Legget Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2K 1Z8, Canada Transportation Development Centre, 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
Montreal, Quebec Canada H3B 2X1 -
Authors:
- Comfort, G
- Cowper, B
- Gong, Y
- Publication Date: 1996
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 362 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft pilotage; Airport runways; Asphalt pavements; Braking performance; Concrete pavements; Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Friction factor; Rolling contact; Tires; Winter maintenance
- Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft tires; Braking forces; Winter service
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00757658
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 12 2003 12:00AM