Originally Posted by ryane946
Quick turnarounds are at the heart of business plans for low cost carriers. Southwest airlines does not use an auto-breaking system on landing so that their brakes can cool during the quick turnaround period (and this led to the fatal crash at MDW). around 2007. ([url]
Thanks for your input.
Interesting. Wether I use auto-brakes or manual brakes the brake temperatures increase. Now while I am sitting at the gate the brakes cool regardless of what manner I used to stop. How can that be?
