Aeronautics and astronautics – Landing gear
Patent
1977-09-19
1980-03-18
Kelmachter, Barry L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Landing gear
23926529, 244 1R, 244110B, B61D 4700, B64D 3304
Patent
active
041935691
ABSTRACT:
Process of landing an airplane on a solid landing surface covered with a layer of water comprising the steps of forming and maintaining a curtain of gas from a point forward and outboard of each of the landing wheels of an airplane on each side of the fuselage thereof to a point forward and central of the wheels and thereby displacing the water of the layer of water from the path of those landing wheels on that solid surface and later releasing the water from the curtain of gas at points lateral of each of the landing wheels while moving the gas curtain and airplane forward at a sufficiently high rate of speed to maintain the landing wheels in contact with the dry surface. Structural modifications of conventional cascade type thrust reversers and target type thrust reversers are provided to accomplish the steps of such process.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3339865 (1967-09-01), Nettles
patent: 3493198 (1970-02-01), Roed
patent: 3724759 (1973-04-01), Ellis
patent: 3739582 (1973-06-01), Maison
"McDonnell Douglas DC-8", Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1969-1970, 8/1970, pp. 376-379.
Kelmachter Barry L.
Silverman Ely
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