</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"> All the airliners I've operated do 'brake' the wheels during retraction. That would be B737, B747, B777 and A320. I think all other current Boeing and Airbus types do as well.. . </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Sure they do. But why put that extra energy into the rotation while braking the wheels? That was my point... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />