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Close-up of Shuttle tire after LSRA test |
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Photo Number: |
EC95-43211-7 |
Photo Date: |
August 2, 1995 |
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558x480 JPEG Image (96 KBytes)
1191x1024 JPEG Image (624 KBytes)
2000x1720 JPEG Image (795 KBytes)
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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.
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Keywords: |
CV-990; Convair; CV 990; LSRA; Landing Systems Research Aircraft; tire; space shuttle; orbiter; aluminum wheel |