On the 747's, you can pull reverse thrust as soon as the mains are on the ground, so it's normal to have full reverse thrust going before the nosewheel touches down.. .Whilst the brakes can certainly stop the plane very quickly indeed, you often have to give thought to the next sector that the plane is doing, and so it's not uncommon to not use the autobrakes, as they will heat the brakes up quite quickly even if you get reverse in as fast as you can.. .Full reverse thrust in the Classic is about equal to minimum autobrake, and so if you land like that you can simply use reverse down to about 70kts before even touching the brakes at all, thus they stay a LOT cooler.. .You'd think of doing this in places like Saudi Arabia, where the ambient temperature is usually very high and so there's not a lot of brake cooling. (And you don't want ANY hiccups to stop you from leaving!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> )