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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 12:09 pm
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Originally Posted by spanishflea
However the more common requirement for having the gear down for a few minutes to cool the brakes happens to any type of aircraft
What conditions/scenarios contribute to this situation - i.e. the brakes needing to be cooled a bit more than normal? From Spottie's post, it seems fast turnarounds may be one thing by my reading (i.e. taking off not long after having already landed and used the brakes). Air temperature? Anything else? Long taxi delays with lots of use of the brakes?

I don't recall 'experiencing' this on any of my flights so far and it's now one of those curious things I learn on FT which piques my interest
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