UFC 3-260-03
15 Apr 01
Table 2-2
Characteristics of Controlling Aircraft Landing Gear Assembly
Aircraft
Group
Controlling
Index
Aircraft
Landing Assembly
1
C-23
Single-wheel, tricycle, 0.7-MPa (100-psi) tire pressure
2
F15
Single-wheel, tricycle, 0.06-square-meter (86-square-inch) contact area
3
F-111
Single-wheel, tricycle, 0.155 square-meter (241-square-inch) contact area
4
C-130
Single-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 1.5 meters (60 inches),
0.26-square-meter (400-square-inch) contact area
5
C-9
Twin-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.66 meter (26 inches), 0.106-square
meter (165-square-inch) contact area
6
T-43
Twin-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.77 meter (30.5 inches), 0.11-square-
meter (174-square-inch) contact area
7
B-727
Twin-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.86 meter (34 inches), 0.153-square-
meter (237-square-inch) contact area
8
E-3
Twin-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.88- by 1.42-meters (34.5- by
56-inches, 0.14-square-meter (218-square-inch) contact area
9
C-141
Twin-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.82- by 1.22-meters (32.5- by
48-inches), 0.134-square-meter (208-square-inch) contact area
10
C-17
Tri-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 1.02- by 1.08- by 2.46-meters
(41- by 43- by 97-inches), inside tandem offset 0.29 meters (11.5-inches),
0.206-square-meter (320-square-inch) contact area
11
C-5
Twin-delta-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 0.86- by 1.35- by
1.65-meters (34- by 53- by 65-inches), 0.184-square-meter (285-square-inch)
contact area
12
KC-10
Twin-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 1.37- by 1.63 meters (54- by
64-inches), 0.190-square-meter (294-square-inch) contact area
13
E-4
Twin-tandem-wheel assembly, tricycle, spacing 1.12- by 1.47-meters (44- by
58-inches), 0.158-square-meter (245-square-inch) contact area
14
B-52
Twin-twin-wheel assembly, bicycle, spacing 0.94 by 1.57- by 0.94-meter (37-by
62-by 37-inches), 0.172-square-meter (267-square-inch) contact area
runway and the parking apron. At single-runway airfields, the pass level for the runway, taxiway, and
apron will be the same.
d. Aircraft for Navy and Marine Corps Evaluations. The Airfield Commander will provide for each
runway, taxiway, and apron system a traffic report of all aircraft using the airfield. The traffic report will
include the aircraft type, actual weights, and number of aircraft passes. The number of passes for each
facility will be determined as discussed above for Army evaluations. Navy aircraft can be gathered into
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