Aircraft Tires: Key Principles for Landing Gear Design

Landing  gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many  fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested  reader through aircraft tire design, selection, and integration to the  aircraft landing gear, this book presents a specific element of landing  gear design in an accessible way. The author's two volume treatise, The Design of Aircraft Landing, was the inspiration for this book. The Design of Aircraft Landing is a landmark work for the industry and utilizes over 1,000 pages to  present a complete, in-depth study of each component that must  considered when designing an aircraft's landing gear. While recognizing  that not everyone may need the entire treatise, Aircraft Tires: Key Principles for Landing Gear Design is one of three quick reference guides focusing on one key element of  aircraft design and landing gear design. This volume features tire  construction and terminology, mechanics of pneumatic tires, tire  performance and modeling as well reviewing undesirable tire behavior. R.  Kyle Schmidt has over 25 years' experience across three countries and  has held a variety of variety of engineering roles relating to the  development of new landing gears and the sustainment of existing landing  gears in service.