Some background information is given together with the scope and objectives of a 5-year, Joint Winter Runway Friction Measurement Program between the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Transport Canada (TC), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The primary objective of this effort is to perform instrumented aircraft and ground vehicle tests aimed at identifying a common number that all the different ground vehicle devices would report. This number, denoted the International Runway Friction Index (IRFI), is related to all types of aircraft stopping performance. The range of test equipment, the test sites, test results and accomplishments, the extent of the substantial friction database compiled, and future test plans is described. Several related studies have also been implemented including the effects of contaminant type on aircraft impingement drag, and the effectiveness of various runway and aircraft de-icing chemical types, and application rates.


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    Titel :

    Aircraft and Ground Vehicle Winter Runway Friction Assessment


    Beteiligte:
    T. J. Yager (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1999


    Format / Umfang :

    17 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






    Aircraft and Ground Vehicle Winter Runway Friction Assessment

    Yager, T. J. / Confederation of European Aerospace Societies / AIAA et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999