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Old 21st Apr 2005, 07:39
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TheOddOne
 
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Actually, the greatest strain on the pavement is when turning. The 747 inner bogies steer, as does the aft axle on each bogie on the 777 but there is still a great stress caused as an a/c lines up or vacates.

Also, it's not just a simple matter of mass divided by number of wheels; there's the actual footprint of each tyre to be taken into account, wheel size, tyre pressure and so on. All International airports are required to publish their pavement strengths and the a/c mass that they can support, but I can't find the data for Orly. (LGW is in the UK AIP, PCN 78)

Here's some useful background reading material from the FAA:

Pavement Classification Number (PCN) paper

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