Boeing Successfully Certifies 747–400 With BF Goodrich Carbon Brakes

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Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0002-2667

Source: Aircraft Engineering, Vol.60, Iss.11, 1993-12, pp. : 7-7

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Abstract

ON the morning of September 3, 1988, a silver Boeing 747–400 trimmed in red, white, and blue sat ready at the far end of the Edwards Air Force Base runway in California waiting for the signal to initiate the final brake certification test: the 100% maximum energy Rejected Take-Off(RTO).