very neat
What about spinning up the tires prior to landing? When a plane lands there's usually a spurt of smoke from the tires as they hit the tarmac. That has to put a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on the tires (not to mention a lot of fine rubber particles in the air). I've always wondered if one could spin the tires up to more or less match the ground speed, would that make any significant difference to the amount of wear on the tires.