Hitting the Brakes Electronically
Credit: All Nippon Airways
When All Nippon Airways (ANA) became Boeing's 787 launch customer in May 2004, the Tokyo-based airline also was in line to become the first operator of a commercial aircraft equipped with electric brakes as standard equipment. "The electric brakes will mean less maintenance costs because they have...
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