NASA Reference Publication, Issue 1189National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch., 1987 - Astronautics |
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... nose block . The carriage reaction bucket , which turned the water jet through about 177 ° , was based upon the efficient water wheel design of Pelton ( refs . 3 and 4 ) . The bucket design maximized the impingement thrust on the ...
... nose block . The carriage reaction bucket , which turned the water jet through about 177 ° , was based upon the efficient water wheel design of Pelton ( refs . 3 and 4 ) . The bucket design maximized the impingement thrust on the ...
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... nose block assem- bly which engages the five pendant cables that are part of the arresting gear system . The nose block is a segment of a cylinder , approximately 30 in . in radius and 5.5 ft high , with internal ring - stiffened ...
... nose block assem- bly which engages the five pendant cables that are part of the arresting gear system . The nose block is a segment of a cylinder , approximately 30 in . in radius and 5.5 ft high , with internal ring - stiffened ...
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... nose block engagement . The gantry is also used to raise the cables above the maximum height of the carriage so that the test carriage can be towed the entire length of the track without interfering with the arrestment system . Each ...
... nose block engagement . The gantry is also used to raise the cables above the maximum height of the carriage so that the test carriage can be towed the entire length of the track without interfering with the arrestment system . Each ...
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... . Langley Landing Loads Track . 250 Concorde YC - 15 Prop - Jet ALDF operational. Command center building Test surface Track rails Test carriage L - vessel L - 87-636 Quick - opening valve Drop frame Reaction bucket Nose block. 6.
... . Langley Landing Loads Track . 250 Concorde YC - 15 Prop - Jet ALDF operational. Command center building Test surface Track rails Test carriage L - vessel L - 87-636 Quick - opening valve Drop frame Reaction bucket Nose block. 6.
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Quick - opening valve Drop frame Reaction bucket Nose block L - 87-637 Figure 2. Low - speed test carriage in launch position . Tire and dynamometer Figure 3. Typical run at Langley Landing. 10.
Quick - opening valve Drop frame Reaction bucket Nose block L - 87-637 Figure 2. Low - speed test carriage in launch position . Tire and dynamometer Figure 3. Typical run at Langley Landing. 10.
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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