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Old 20th Jul 2015, 09:33
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was/is there any manufacturers that have a spin up system other than, of course, the moment of rubber and runway interface?
I was unaware of the B-52 setup - interesting NSEU!

Other than that, Mr. Flo, no large aircraft I know of have such a thing, although it was something fitted to Learjets for use on unimproved runways (gravel).

NASA or the USAF, I can't remember which, studied tire wear on large aircraft and discovered most tread wear is due to cornering forces and not smoky touchdowns.
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