Method and apparatus for increasing the service life of aircraft multiple disc brakes.

摘要

A system is disclosed for increasing and/or extending the operation service life of an aircraft brake disk stack by selectively limiting the number of brake assemblies which comprise the aircraft landing gear configuration (10) and which are put into operation during the time the aircraft is on the ground and subject to low speed taxi braking cycles while also providing that all of the brake assemblies (12) of the total available on the aircraft are operational during other portions of the landing and take off cycle of the aircraft.