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Old 29th May 2010, 11:17
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orion1210
 
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Something worth remembering is that running with a tire with no tread remaining, whilst structurally sound, will have very poor wet runway performance. So a bogey full of worn tires, or on smaller aircraft with single wheel gear, aqua planing becomes more likely or even inevitable. With modern anti-skid systems, retardation whilst aquaplaning might as well be nil!!

We change out at 1-2mm overall if possible.
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