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Old 1st October 2010 | 16:06
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Torque Tonight
 
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The cost in extra fuel burn of carrying the weight of the motors around for the life of the aircraft exceeds the cost of the extra rubber that gets burnt off.

Not spinning up the wheels before landing improves the deceleration of the aircraft on touchdown.

If the wheels were not spun up equally, ie a motor failure on one side, you would have asymmetry and possible contol issues on the landing roll.
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