Conceptual design of a new experimental setup to simulate aircraft tyre spin-up dynamics

What is it about?

The first touchdown moment of aircraft tyres on a runway is the critical phase. Some valuable drop tests have been performed at NACA research center to simulate the touchdown. However, a long impact basin and a huge power source have been used. Based on a centrifugal mechanism, we propose the conceptual design of a new experimental setup to simulate the tyre spin-up. we hope this paper encourage engineers to continuously make efforts to increase the transparency of the touchdown process, enabling optimization of landing gear design.

Featured Image