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Old 4th January 2007 | 13:02
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Rainboe
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The heat-producing event in the brakes ceases when stopped, so do the brakes 'get hotter'? We know the temperature rises for about 15 minutes, but this is just the heat already in the brakes spreading out through the wheels and increasing tyre temperature. So would it be correct to say the brakes don't get 'hotter'? It's just the heat produced in 90 seconds spreading. Academic point only.
Carbon/steel either don't get as hot, or handle the high temperature better (can't remember), so are likely to be better.
One never automatically starts an evacuation without a definite need: fire warning or damage or bomb threat. After an abort, one would wait for a positive need to manifest itself. You must assume on any evacuation, there will be several broken limbs and hospitalisations, therefore the alternative must be certainly and definitely worse.
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