Budget:15M€
Objectives: A380 Landing gear selection process to comply with existing & future airfield pavement/modification of the current pavement design & analysis method/ICAO, FAA, CAA's lobbying to acommodate A380 on worldwide Airports.
Results: Successful, despite its 571 t, the A380 has a pavement loading silmilar to or lower than existing aircraft
- HTPT (High Tire Pressure Tests)
Budget:2M€
Objective: To demonstrate that current ICAO regulation on max allowable tire pressure can be challenged without puting aircraft and/or airfield pavement at risk
Results: test on-going, to be completed end July-2010 for ICAO result submission. ICAO is requested to take advantage of test findings to propose a more accurate limiting tire pressure criterion methodology that would properly align with current and future aircraft.
