Eli5: How do the brakes on commercial aircraft work during landing
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Generally the big birds have 3 systems to stop.
1- friction brakes just like your car.
2. Reverse thrust- basically engine thrust if blasted forward to push backwards, and slow the plane.
3. Drag- Spoilers, airbrakes, flaps (flight surfaces on the wings)and such are extended to create as much drag as possible.
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