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Old 4th February 2003 | 15:25
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Anyone know what pressures the shuttle mainwheel tyres are inflated to?

I can't help thinking about those tyres overheating and perhaps exploding in the wheel bay. Would they be capable of causing structural damage to the left wing?
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