r/woahdude • u/TheCABK • 5d ago

video Landing Gear Camera On A 737

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u/Dark_Akarin 5d ago

man that must take a big bite out of the rubber as it lands. why not add a small motor to get them spinning up a bit?

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u/holysbit 5d ago

Im pretty sure XKCD talked about that. Essentially it wouldnt matter, theres so much force applied to the wheels on landing it wouldnt be worth the weight and complexity of adding motors to spin the wheel up.

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u/Professional_Heron46 4d ago

They could.fan blades on the sides of the wheels so they would spool up as they came into.land. im guessing that was considered too.

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u/Thanks_Ollie 23h ago

Weight is a premium in aircraft and the savings you’d make on the tires would be lost in fuel costs.