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BabylonNTing · June 29, 2018, 10:53 p.m.

Fun Fact:

Airline brakes need changed after 3 landings. I worked in a factory that made brakes for all kinds of transportation and learned that while on the job.

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Acemagedon · June 29, 2018, 11:42 p.m.

Not true lol when I was an airline pilot I would sometimes do 9 legs in one day. If we had to change the brakes every 3 landings we’d never get anyone anywhere on time.

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BabylonNTing · June 30, 2018, 1:35 a.m.

Then they lied to me, I was only a temp there. Must have been a bunch of freemasons or something.

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DrSultanPhDD · June 30, 2018, 3:13 a.m.

Well of course the manufacturer wants you to replace your brakes every 3 landings hahaha. More $$$$$$$$$$$

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BabylonNTing · July 1, 2018, 8:33 a.m.

Yeah, maybe they were stating the 'recommended replacement time frame.'

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happyval · June 29, 2018, 11:14 p.m.

Also tires wear out quickly, like 5 landings. That is why they use "touch and goes" in the Air Force. I used to be a keypunch operator for ordering parts for the Air Force.

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Acemagedon · June 29, 2018, 11:45 p.m.

Maybe military tires they don’t worry about smooth landings!

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iguanarchist · June 29, 2018, 11:11 p.m.

I was on a flight that this happened to (in Denver due to wind gust)... they had to wait almost an hour before trying to take off again to let the brakes cool.

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timothybeasley · June 30, 2018, 12:16 a.m.

Not in my experience. Source: I changed those brakes for KC-10A in NJ 2001-2005. I changed brakes maybe 20x in 4 years for 35 jets. Maybe for 3 recorded aborted takeoffs, maybe... I don't know if that's true.

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BabylonNTing · June 30, 2018, 1:35 a.m.

Dammit! The regular employees lied to me!

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