Where are the Wheel Brakes located?

Where are the Wheel Brakes located?

• A. MLG
• B. NLG
• C. Wing brakes
• D. Tail brakes

Answer: (A)

Wheel braking torque is provided where the aircraft actually bears most of its weight during landing and rollout: on the main landing gear. In the EA-18G Growler (and the F/A-18 family), hydraulically actuated brakes are mounted on the main landing gear wheels, delivering the braking power without complicating the nose gear steering. The nose gear is used primarily for steering and typically does not house the wheel brakes on this aircraft. Wing brakes or tail brakes aren’t part of the standard wheel braking system for this airplane, since wheel braking is accomplished at the main landing gear.

Wheel braking torque is provided where the aircraft actually bears most of its weight during landing and rollout: on the main landing gear. In the EA-18G Growler (and the F/A-18 family), hydraulically actuated brakes are mounted on the main landing gear wheels, delivering the braking power without complicating the nose gear steering. The nose gear is used primarily for steering and typically does not house the wheel brakes on this aircraft. Wing brakes or tail brakes aren’t part of the standard wheel braking system for this airplane, since wheel braking is accomplished at the main landing gear.