brake temperatures
 

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

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

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

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

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