08-09-2018, 05:30 AM
Complexity and weight is one reason.The other is that little bit of skidding on touchdown doesn't cause as much wear as the flexing of the tire just after touchdown and heavy braking on rollout.
My Dad was a mechanic in WW2 and he told me they tried all kinds of stuff including having vanes on the wheels to get them to spin.None of it worked.
My Dad was a mechanic in WW2 and he told me they tried all kinds of stuff including having vanes on the wheels to get them to spin.None of it worked.