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Old 10th November 2009 | 16:48
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Boslandew
 
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Tire burn

Every time I see a big/fast aircraft land and see the smoke as the wheels are spun up by contact I wonder if any work has ever been done to see if wheels could be spun up to landing speeds prior to touchdown. Would a set of small fan blades mounted on the sides of each wheel have any effect?
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