Performance Testing of an Electrically Actuated Aircraft Braking System 881399
The concept of utilizing an electrically actuated aircraft braking system could result in greater fire safety, the elimination of centralized hydraulics, and compatibility with an all-electric aircraft. Using the Air Force A-10 as a test bed, the first fully functional electric brake was laboratory tested, qualified, and installed on an aircraft for testing. On-aircraft testing was curtailed due to a dynamic instability between the brake and landing gear. An extensive laboratory dynamometer test program was substituted. The prototype electric brake demonstrated performance nearly equivalent to the production hydraulic brake with a potential for more accurate torque control.
Citation: Moseley, D. and Carter, T., "Performance Testing of an Electrically Actuated Aircraft Braking System," SAE Technical Paper 881399, 1988, https://doi.org/10.4271/881399. Download Citation
Author(s):
Douglas D. Moseley, Thomas J. Carter
Affiliated:
Loral Aircraft Braking Systems Akron, OH, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory Dayton, OH
Pages: 36
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Aircraft Landing Gear Systems-PT-37, SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V97-1
Related Topics:
Braking systems
Aircraft
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