Test and Evaluation of Rear-Wheel Steering for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

Bagot, Keith; Kalberer, Jennifer; McDonald, Michael

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Test and Evaluation of Rear-Wheel Steering for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

2008-09-01
By Bagot, Keith ; Kalberer, Jennifer ; McDonald, Michael

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Bagot, Keith ; Kalberer, Jennifer ; McDonald, Michael
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Division. ; United States. Air Force Research Laboratory
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research and Development
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AR-TN08/43
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical Note
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has an ongoing research program to evaluate new technologies for increasing post-crash fire survivability on aircraft and to determine methods to increase the performance capabilities of aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles. A rear-wheel steering (RWS) system was developed to increase the operational performance characteristics of ARFF vehicles in terms of improving vehicle maneuverability, narrowing the turning diameter, and reducing drag on the tires, which should therefore improve tire life. The objective of this effort was to evaluate the performance of the FAA 6x6 ARFF research vehicle with and without the RWS system. The performance was measured in terms of changes in turning diameter, tire deflection, tread wear, and actual tire life data from U.S. airports operating 6x6 ARFF vehicles.
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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