To: alosaurus
What you said about the bearings being inspected after a ground lightening strike is true but it would be obvious when the inspection crew went to remove the wheels and tires (tyres) only to find out that the tires weren’t there. At least, not in the as installed state. My comparison of the tires (tyres) to the rose bushes was this. In each case the carbon or graphite that was incorporated to drain static electricity would turn into a resistor with the very high voltages and currents associated with a lightening strike. This would cause severe overtemp and the tires (Tyres) would explode. IMHO
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The Cat