Aircraft
brake assembly having a main wheel 4, 36a, 36b, rotatably mounted on a support leg 3, 32 of a
landing gear and a
brake assembly 2, 38, 40 comprising a first sub-
assembly 38a, 40a fixed to the wheel and a second sub assembly 6, 38b, 40b movably mounted on the support leg 3; and a ground
reaction wheel 8, 42 mounted to the second sub-assembly 6, 38b, 40b, preferably via
brake arm 9, wherein on application of the brake 2, 38, 40 the first and second sub-assemblies engage and the ground
reaction wheel 8, 42 transfers a braking force from the second sub-assembly 6, 38b, 40b to the ground. Movement of the second sub assembly relative to the support leg may be inhibited, preferably by
damper(s), (12, fig 2) or stops (18a, 18b, 20a, 20b, fig 3). The second sub assembly may be biased into position, either by a spring or an
actuator.