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Old 4th Feb 2016, 18:01
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boofhead
 
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In Alaska we use nitrogen for all the reasons given here plus it is not as affected by the cold. If the tyre is inflated with compressed air and then flown to the Slope for example, the tyre pressure drops as the temperature drops and we have had tyres roll off the rims when taxiing. With nitrogen the pressure is more stable and since the change we have had no problems with tyres in cold conditions.
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