System and method for aircraft brake metering to alleviate structural loading

A method for metering aircraft brakes to alleviate structural loading of an aircraft by delaying a full onset of braking for a preset period of time, the aircraft having left and right landing gear with a plurality of wheels, and a corresponding plurality of wheel brakes configured to be actuated by commanded initiation of braking by brake clamping force commands, comprising:

• providing at least one electric brake actuator for each of the plurality of wheel brakes having a range of brake clamping force responsive to brake clamping force commands;
• monitoring commanded initiation of braking of the plurality of wheel brakes of the aircraft;
• limiting application of initial brake effort of said at least one electric brake actuator of each of the plurality of wheel brakes to a preset fraction of a maximum possible braking effort of said at least one electric brake actuator for a preset period of time in response to said commanded initiation of braking of the plurality of wheel brakes;
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• permitting brake effort of said at least one electric brake actuator of each of the plurality of wheel brakes up to the maximum possible braking effort after the preset period of time after initiation of braking of the plurality of wheel brakes of the aircraft has been commanded.