NASA Reference Publication, Issue 1189National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch., 1987 - Astronautics |
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... assemblies which pro- vide vertical support and lateral restraint are located at each corner of the carriage along with hold - down outriggers to prevent the carriage from lifting off the track rails during catapulting . Additional hold ...
... assemblies which pro- vide vertical support and lateral restraint are located at each corner of the carriage along with hold - down outriggers to prevent the carriage from lifting off the track rails during catapulting . Additional hold ...
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... assembly . The system can routinely absorb 167 000 000 ft - lb of energy which is sufficient energy - absorbing capability to successfully arrest the carriage in the event of a failure of any two sets of energy absorbers . The gantry ...
... assembly . The system can routinely absorb 167 000 000 ft - lb of energy which is sufficient energy - absorbing capability to successfully arrest the carriage in the event of a failure of any two sets of energy absorbers . The gantry ...
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acceleration accelerometers actual runway surfaces air storage tanks Aircraft Landing Dynamics aircraft landing gear Arresting gear Command arresting gear system Batterson Braking calibration building carriage arrestment system carriage reaction bucket Command center building Data Acquisition System Drag-load beam drop carriage Dynamics Facility ALDF dynamometer energy absorbers ft long ft/sec g units gear Command center high-pressure High-speed shutter valve High-speed test carriage horizontal leg hydraulic inner shutter internal nozzle jet catapult knots L-vessel Landing Dynamics Facility landing gear systems landing gear test Landing Loads Track Langley Aircraft Landing Langley Landing Loads Langley Research Center load transfer Loads Track LLT located Maximum vertical NACA NASA TN nose block onboard Open bay propulsion system shown in figure Space Shuttle Orbiter speed capability Strain gauge tape test section Test surface Test track torque touchdown speeds Trafford J. W. Transfer dolly units on carriage vertical load Vertical-load beam water jet Water Wheel