The ins and outs of braking before retracting the gear.
A plane's tires continue spinning immediately after takeoff. This is evident if you've ever spotted planes with binoculars or watched a close-up video of a plane taking off. Depending on the diameter of the tires, airliner tires move somewhere between 1,000-2,000 revolutions per minute. This rotation needs to be stopped on some planes, a task accomplished by various systems depending on the plane. Here's a brief explanation to how plane wheels stop rotating after takeoff.