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Old 12th March 2007 | 18:15
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Edgar Jessop
 
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Magpienja, aircraft tyres run at a deflection of about 30% as opposed to automotive ones typically 10%, and are not designed to be continuously run. As they roll, the heat builds up. They do not reach an equilibrium temperature as ground tyres do. If you taxied an aircraft for long enough, its tyres would overheat and burst. The same is true for underinflated tyres, the rapid heat build-up kills them very quickly.

If you designed aircraft tyres to be capable of continuous running the weight would increase massively.
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