PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - 747-100/200 Brake Overheating
View Single Post
Old 22nd Mar 2013, 05:20
  #21 (permalink)  
Intruder
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Seattle
Posts: 3,197
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
No.

OPS does not analyze brake heating or heating rate; it only analyzes projected total brake energy absorption for the brake limit part of the equation. If you use up all the projected early by stomping on them at high speed, thereby not allowing air and other drag to do their part, you will use MUCH more brake energy than projected by the analysis. Also, using the energy early means the brakes are absorbing energy at a higher rate, and may not be able to dissipate it quickly enough to the air before the thermal plugs overheat.
Intruder is offline