how does aircraft brake to reduce speed when landed
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Some military jets deployed a parachute on landing. Called a brake chute. The brake chute is then jettisoned as the aircraft leaves the runway and some guys will drive over and collect it.
The brakes on aircraft are more heavy duty and substantial than cars. The aircraft wheel will have what’s called a brake pack, this is a sandwich made up of multiple brake discs and brake pads in layers (instead of one brake disc on a car) One layer will be stator the other rotor. The brakes get to hundreds of degrees C and some aircraft have cooling fans built into the wheels. It was common to have brake fires.
Some aircraft can move nozzles in their engines to deflect the exhaust in another direction towards the front of the aircraft. This is called reverse thrust.
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