Eli5: How do the brakes on commercial aircraft work during landing
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The brakes are basically brake pads, similar to the one in your cars, but with a key difference.
Most car brakes are disc brakes, where the wheel is also spinning a disc, which gets clamped on during brake application by the brake caliper.
Aircraft brakes are similar to drum brakes, but much much more powerful. Here, the inside of the wheel is the surface on which the brake pads, arranged in a 360 degree inside the wheel, presses against the wheel insides when applied.
Aircrafts also use spoilers and air brakes, in addition to reverse thrust.
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