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Stopping Power Video: How Boeing Tests the Brakes on a Giant 747-8 Passenger Plane – This Will Ease Your Fear Of Flying…We Promise!


Stopping Power Video: How Boeing Tests the Brakes on a Giant 747-8 Passenger Plane – This Will Ease Your Fear Of Flying…We Promise!

Boeing’s747-8 is the latest evolutionary step in the long standing 747 line. It is a huge by large flying machine that represents the best the company has to offer. The interesting thing about designing air planes is that there is slightly less than zero margin for error on stuff like stopping. In this video, Boeing engineers subject the plane, and specifically the brakes to an absolutely brutal brake test the likes of which we have never seen before

This is called a “rejected take off” test and the point of the exercise is to simulate a scenario where the plane is accelerating full bore and is on the verge of being airborne when something happens and the pilot has to slam on the binders and stop the plane. The added dimension? The engineers machined all of the brake material off, so this test is being run as if the brakes on the plane have been completely worn off. Yowza!

Press play below and see what brakes look like at more than 2400 degrees!

 


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9 thoughts on “Stopping Power Video: How Boeing Tests the Brakes on a Giant 747-8 Passenger Plane – This Will Ease Your Fear Of Flying…We Promise!

  1. Joe

    Our planes come it with “hot brakes” all the time. Most times a new air crew gets on em too had and heats them up. I’ve seen them catch fire and blow the main landing gear tires….fun stuff….lots of work for the crew chiefs…not so much for the engine guy….

  2. Robert

    Ok. Besides todays brake manufacturers, who or what are the names of companys that make brake products for vehicular, aviation, train or any other application? If any of you historian types know, please respond also. What did they use on WWII planes and early race cars. Girling, Bendix, etc???

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