how does aircraft brake to reduce speed when landed
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I’d like to chime in with an additional “well actually”
The drag of the plane itself slows it down on landing as well. Particularly since landing typically occurs at engine flight idle throttle settings there so is minimal or no thrust to overcome that drag.
As previously mentioned in order to shorten the landing roll out phase aircraft employ many tricks such as thrust reversers, spoilers, air brakes, parachutes etc.
Flaps don’t specifically slow the aircraft down but they do allow it to go slower without stalling so you are able to land at a lower speed.
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