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Close-up of Shuttle tire after LSRA test Close-up of Shuttle tire after LSRA test
Photo Number: EC95-43211-7
Photo Date: August 2, 1995
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Description: One of the final tests of the CV-990 Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) in August, 1995 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, resulted in the destruction of the wheel, following a fire caused by a mixture of heat, aluminum particles, and rubber. Following successful tests of tire wear at Edwards and the Kennedy Space Center, Fl., this series of roll-on-rim tests determined the failure modes of wheels for the space shuttle.
Keywords: CV-990; Convair; CV 990; LSRA; Landing Systems Research Aircraft; tire; space shuttle; orbiter; aluminum wheel

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