Stability of Castering Wheels for Aircraft Landing Gears
Description:
"A theoretical study was made of the shimmy of castering wheels. The theory is based on the discovery of a phenomenon called kinematic shimmy. Experimental checks, use being made of a model having low-pressure tires, are reported and the applicability of the results to full scale is discussed. Theoretical methods of estimating the spindle viscous damping and the spindle solid friction necessary to avoid shimmy are given. A new method of avoiding shimmy -- lateral freedom -- is introduced" (p. 1…
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Date:
August 11, 1937
Creator:
Kantrowitz, Arthur
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department