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From: mhoey@ccvax.ucd.ie
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: space news from Dec 10 AW&ST (TIRE DAMAGE)
Message-ID: <16769.2789dda7@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Date: 8 Jan 91 14:56:39 GMT
References: <1991Jan4.031224.18787@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: University College Dublin
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In article <1991Jan4.031224.18787@zoo.toronto.edu>, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
> Langley engineers pleased:  Atlantis's tires showed neither a spin-up gouge
> nor excessive wear after the KSC landing Nov 20.  The changes to the runway
> surface, meant specifically to reduce tire damage, appear to have been
> successful.

I thought about this for a while (tire damage on landing) the last time it was
mentioned, but then forgot about it - the thing that sprang to mind at the time
was:
  why not spin-up the tires (whoops - american spelling) BEFORE landing - maybe
by using ducts attached to the wheels to harness the 230mph.ish winds (230mph I
think ?)



Neil Conway 
Physics Dept. 
Univ. Coll. Dublin
Ireland
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