PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Aquaplaning speed
Thread
:
Aquaplaning speed
View Single Post
13th Oct 2000, 10:09
#
16
(
permalink
)
jtr
Guest
Posts: n/a
As weight increases, the tyre bulges thereby increasing surface area touching the runway/water, and thus maintaining the same lb/sq in. irrespective of weight.
Sounds a bit sus to me, but that's what I was told by someone who should know.