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> no wheel brakes There are brakes on the wheels (that can slow a plane moving at flying speed)? That's a lot of force. I assumed the wheels merely prevent fri
by wolverine876 3y ago
> no wheel brakes
There are brakes on the wheels (that can slow a plane moving at flying speed)? That's a lot of force. I assumed the wheels merely prevent friction between the plane body and the deck, and the engines and control surfaces, and the wire, did the braking.
- ambichook 3y ago"no wheel brakes" here means that the brakes aren't engaged, as stated so that if the aircraft misses the wires it can touch and go without drowning the pilot and destroying an $80m aircraft
- jki275 3y agoAll planes have wheel brakes, including naval aircraft. But in an arrested landing the wire stops the plane, not the brakes.