Brakes and Steering
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Larger, heavier, faster airplanes need considerably more capable wheel brakes and steering systems because the loads on them increase proportionately to weight and the square of the speed. The wheel brakes of a typical business jet must have 50 to 100 times the energy absorbing capacity of those of...
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