I used to watch a lot of airplane landings and take-off. My favourite moment is when airplane tyres touch the ground. Friction produces a lot of heat and hence, smoke.
But i wonder, why not pilot start rotating wheels before landing and match the speed of wheels such that it doesn’t cause any friction.
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* Planes use the friction of the wheels to help slow the plane down.
* Matching wheel speed to the ground speed of the airplane wouldn’t help at all.
* That’s why there are no motors in the wheels to allow them to move on their own.
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