Mark Browne wrote:


The brakes *will* stop the plane at V1. Other than that, there may be
problems. The company I work for sells parts for "retriever kits." They use
these kits to recover aircraft after they deploy the brakes during an
aborted takeoff. The heat from the brakes soak into the tires and cause
various problems.


For you and Steve, please go back and read where I posted"

Many aircraft tire failures are due to overheated brakes, heating the
wheels to the point of causing the tires to blow out or burn, not from
heat generated by the tires themselves.

That was in reponse to a post that claimed the wheels would provide
sufficient heat sinking to cool the tires.

As an ATP and former airline captain I am very familiar with aircraft
braking limitations.

Rick