NYCA News
2011-05-05, 01:50 PM
NYCAviation:
Video: Boeing 747-8 Extreme Braking Test (http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/video-boeing-747-8-extreme-braking-test/)
How does Boeing test the braking limits on the largest aircraft they've ever built? File the brake pads down to the rivets, load up the plane to nearly a million pounds, gun the engines to 200 mph, then mash the brakes as hard as possible and watch them burst into flames.
[Click to Read Full Article (http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/video-boeing-747-8-extreme-braking-test/)]
Video: Boeing 747-8 Extreme Braking Test (http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/video-boeing-747-8-extreme-braking-test/)
How does Boeing test the braking limits on the largest aircraft they've ever built? File the brake pads down to the rivets, load up the plane to nearly a million pounds, gun the engines to 200 mph, then mash the brakes as hard as possible and watch them burst into flames.
[Click to Read Full Article (http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/video-boeing-747-8-extreme-braking-test/)]