AM.II.E.K9
KnowledgeWheel, brake, and tire construction.
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- Chapter 13: Aircraft Landing Gear Systems › Wheel Construction › Outboard Wheel Half
make up the wheel assembly upon which the tire is mounted. The center boss is constructed to receive a bearing cup and bearing assembly as it does on the inboard wheel half. The outer bearing and end of the axle ... aircraft wheel used to engage and rotate the rotors of a disc brake. Figure 13-62. Heavy use of the aircraft brakes can cause tire air temperature and pressure to rise to a level resulting in explosion of the wheel…
- Chapter 13: Aircraft Landing Gear Systems › Tire Inspection on the Aircraft › Inflation
wheel rim through the tire bead. Heat from braking also heats the tire externally. A limited amount of heat is able to be handled by any tire beyond which structural damage occurs. An improperly inflated aircraft tire can sustain internal ... tire failure. Tire failure upon landing is always dangerous. An aircraft tire is designed to flex and absorb the shock of landing. Temperature rises as a result. However, an underinflated tire may flex beyond design limits of the tire. This…
- Chapter 13: Aircraft Landing Gear Systems › Wheel Construction › Inboard Wheel Half
most modern aircraft utilize tubeless tires. The bead seat area of a wheel is where the tire actually contacts the wheel. It is the critical area that accepts the significant tensile loads from the tire during landing. To strengthen this ... stress load. Inboard Wheel Half Wheel halves are not identical. The primary reason for this is that the inboard wheel half must have a means for accepting and driving the rotor(s) of the aircraft brakes that are mounted…