SELF SEALING/LOW VULNERABILITY AIRCRAFT TIRE

THE DESIRABILITY AND PRACTICALITY OF A SELF-SEALING TIRE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE SEVERAL APPROACHES TO THIS PROBLEM AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE. HOWEVER, THE AVAILABLE SYSTEMS CAN ONLY PROVIDE PUNCTURE PROTECTION IN THE TREND AREA OF THE TIRE. THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES WHERE PROTECTION MUST BE PROVIDED OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE TIRE CASING. IN ADDITION, THE CURRENT SYSTEMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. ARNCO HAS DEVELOPED, AND SUCCESSFULLY TESTED, A SELF-SEALING POLYURETHANE TIRE LINING SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL OVER-THE-ROAD VEHICLES THAT IS PROOF AGAINST PUNCTURES UP TO 7.5MM IN DIAMETER. THE SYSTEM IS INEXPENSIVE IN USE AND THE EQUIPMENT SIMPLE TO OPERATE. THE OBJECTIVEOF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND THIS SYSTEM TO ALLOW THE ENTIRE INNER SURFACE OF A TUBELESS AIRCRAFT TIRE CASING TO BE PROTECTED WITH A POLYURETHANE SELF-SEALING LINING MATERIAL. IN ADDITION WE EXPECT TO DEMONSTRATE A CONSIDERABLE COST SAVING IN RELATION TO PRODUCTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR PROPOSED TO THE MILITARY.