Landing Gear

I don't see any other way to promote an idea in aircraft innovation better than posting on social media. Perhaps some person or group within aircraft manufacturing will further develop my idea and I will retain some credit by virtue of this posting date and time.

Every time we see an aircraft landing, one of the things you cannot miss is the smoke from the tires. Tires touching the pavement must immediately accelerate to the forward speed of the aircraft, causing tremendous friction and absorption of energy. Burning rubber wears the tires and leaves an accumulation of rubber on the pavement. I have read that periodic replacement of tires cost airline companies thousands of dollars each. Periodic removal of the rubber left on runway pavement (for safety reasons) has to be very expensive as well.

The concept of my idea is to build a mechanism on the tires or wheels that will act as accelerators when the landing gear is extended, using the forward speed of the aircraft to spin the wheels up to the touch down speed, thus reducing the damage to tires and accumulation of rubber on the pavement.

For maximum benefit and to minimize the cost of design and manufacturing such mechanisms should not require additional control systems.

I can anticipate some resistance to the idea since the current configurations provide for energy absorption on landing, helping to slow the aircraft's forward movement and my suggestion might be said to extend landing distances and add additional stress to current aircraft braking systems. Brakes would also have to be applied after take-off when retracting the landing gear. In most aircraft this is a routine procedure.

In recent years aircraft and airline companies have focused on accomplishing "Zero Carbon" goals by reducing engine emissions. My idea would certainly help in reaching these goals.