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Old 31st Dec 2007, 15:59
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If what the image says is true, and the aircraft moves forward to touch the chocks, friction will be lost
Nowhere near as much - because the tyre is already distorted against the brakes before it reaches the chock - and so will not try to ride up the chock.
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