These huge mechanical vehiclesHow do you think he manages to bring his enormous mass to a standstill in an instant?

No, the only answer is of course braking system not!

Airplanes, just like cars, need a special system to stop quickly after landing.

A aeroplane It uses the power of its engines to move through the air. A system that “reverses the engines” is activated to slow this force during landing. We can think of this system as driving a car backwards, but the plane’s engines don’t spin backwards; it just directs the force backwards. So the plane starts to slow down.

On airplanes, brake your wheels during landing A powerful braking system is used. These brakes are much stronger than car brakes, because the aircraft is very heavy. During landing, this brake is activated to slow the aircraft.

When airplanes are in the air, their wings stay in the air due to the force of lift.

However, when the aircraft lands on the ground, no matter how fast the aircraft is going, it should not attempt to take off in order to remain firmly on the ground. That’s why on the wings Special parts open and disrupt the airflow. This makes the aircraft more firmly on the ground.

Of course besides this one aircraft The runways they land on have a special structure so they can stop easily. The track surface increases friction, effectively operating the wheel brakes.

during landing Each of the systems we’ve mentioned plays a role at the same time. First the motors produce opposing force, then the wing brakes are opened, and then the brakes are activated when the wheels firmly touch the ground. All this seems like a split second to all of us.

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