The wheels along with the system is called Landing Gear. The Landing Gear can be retracted soon after take-off. Stationary landing gears slow the aircraft down.
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They roll due to the thrust of the Aircraft during taxi and take off. They roll on landing due to weight of the Aircraft transferred to the tires and it's speed at touch down. There is no drive shaft to roll the wheels only the energy in the airframe and powerplants.
When flying, by turning the power to the engines down, or pulling back on the stick. Pulling back on the stick causes the plane to gain altitude at the cost of speed. Turning the power down allows the plane to slow down due to drag. When landing, by using air brakes, by using reverse power (thrust reversers) on the engines, by using car-style brakes on the wheels.
The nose of the aircraft would start to point down
No. The military should not shoot down friendly aircraft at all, even if they are at war. If any passenger aircraft(airplane) enter the warzone. Both sides must pause the war and cannot shoot down this passenger plane.
Front wheels should be pointed to the right, directed at the right side curb.
A jet engine has no brakes. Though they do have thrust reversers which change the direction of thrust to slow the aircraft down. Aeroplanes have brakes on the wheels.
Generally in a hangar or at a tie-down. If the weather is calm, they may just be left right on the ramp where they parked... with the wheels chocked of course.
When the landing gear is lowered there is no mechanism on the aircraft to get the wheels spinning before touchdown. The wheels may spin a little due to the flow of air over them but they may even be turning very slowly in the opposite direction to that at touchdown! Interestingly the grip of the main wheels on touchdown with the runway can affect the feel of the landing. When you land on a dry and `grippy` surface the touchdown may feel harder as the wheels will grip the runway on touchdown and the rotational forces that are required to get the wheels turning will cause a rotational force on the aircraft that will pull the nose of the aircraft down slightly which might cause the nosewheel to touchdown harder than on a normal day, thus making the `second` touchdown feel harsher.
You were patted down at the airport for security reasons.
A Torque Wrench. Most aircraft wheels are held on by a large nut, which requires a large socket. For re-installation, it has to be torqued down to a large value and then it is backed off---much like wheels for automobiles.
Yes. I did and filed down the wheels so much that I had to get replacement wheels. It took me about 300 uses for me to grind down my wheels, so your probably okay unless you use them as much as I do.