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January 13, 2019

AF Squadron Innovation Funds Drive 3D Runway Surface Scanning, Re-Creation

Goal Is To Improve The Way The Air Force Evaluates The Impact Of Runway Friction On Aircraft Tire Wear

An innovative effort at the Landing Gear Test Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio, aims to improve the way the Air Force evaluates the impact of runway friction on aircraft tire wear. Air Force Materiel Command allocated more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year 2018, with $23,000 augmenting the 3D Runway Surface Scanning and Surface Re-Creation at the LGTF.

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