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It's not just a structural limitation, there's also a limitation to how much energy the brakes and tires can absorb. Landing at a higher weight requires a higher landing speed, so more energy to dissipate. At very high weights, the tires/brakes will catch on fire during/after landing.



Yeah but at LAX they have a 12000 foot runway. Hard to imagine that would be an issue there.




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