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Performance of aircraft pneumatic tyres in soft soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. H. Shanks  and
R. V. Barrett
D. H. Shanks
Affiliation:
Division of Mechanical Engineering, CSIRO, Victoria, Australia
R. V. Barrett
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Bristol
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This paper is concerned with the rolling resistance, or drag, of an unpowered pneumatic-tyred wheel rolling at high velocities in soft soil. Its application is to undercarriage design for aircraft intended to operate from unsurfaced airfields, and to the inverse problem of predicting the performance of existing aircraft in such conditions.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 85 , Issue 840 , January 1981 , pp. 20 - 28
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1981 

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Formerly Research Assistant, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Bristol.

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