brake temperatures

[Capt. Picard]

Fellows,
Landing on a tandem bogie, which brake gets the hottest? why?

[FlapsOne]

Landing doesn't make brakes hot.....stopping does.

The hottest brake will probably be the one you put your hoof on hardest.

[MasterGreen]

Picard,
Incomplete question. On a max stop where the Anti-Skid operates then it is probably the front unit that gets more braking effect - hence more heat. However on a less than max effort stop the rear units will usually be hotter due to disrupted airflow cooling. This will be variable depending upon CofG and elevator position / point of brake application. This is a "discuss / comment" rather than absolute.

But then it depends when you take the the temps. Thermal lag being what it is ...

Not a good answer - but not a brilliant question either...

MG

[QAVION]

I think we've had this question before .... Or was it Deja vu?

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...ghlight=tandem

Rgds.
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[GlueBall]

Always the newest brake, freshly installed, with the thickest pads.