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Advanced materials for aircraft brakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

John V. Weaver
John V. Weaver*
Affiliation:
Dunlop Ltd, Aviation Division, Engineering Group
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The continued trend of increased weight and landing speeds of modern aircraft has strengthened the demand for improved materials for the manufacture of aircraft brakes.

The aircraft brake is similar to the car disc brake since both represent a medium for the conversion of kinetic energy to heat energy by means of friction. There are, however, unique problems which confront the aircraft brake designer since he is required to provide an acceptable mechanism involving components of minimum weight. The present paper discusses some general aspects of aircraft brakes and deals in more detail with some of the materials and material requirements for aircraft brakes; in particular it is hoped to show the manner in which advanced materials can provide some answers to the problems of the most recent development in design.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 76 , Issue 744 , December 1972 , pp. 695 - 698
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1972 

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Awarded the 1912 N. E. Rowe Medal for the 21–25 years age group. Lecture given to the Coventry Branch of the Society.