Why Airplanes don’t rotate wheels before landing to reduce the effect of friction?

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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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There are no motors on airplane wheels. They have no way to rotate them prior to landing.

Also, the amount of friction and heat is well understood and accounted for in the wheel design and manufacturing. Doing anything more complicated would have a huge cost (weight and money) for functionally zero benefit.

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