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Old 11th September 2001 | 05:43
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Dave Incognito
 
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Question

Can anyone describe how higher temperatures improve the wear on carbon brakes?

I believe that one of the contributing factors in the QF1 accident at BKK was a company policy that encouraged crews to use higher touchdown speeds to get better wear out of the carbon brakes. So how does this work?

Thanks in advance, Dave.
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