Question About POTUS's Helicopter
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Question About POTUS's Helicopter
I have just seen a news story about Trump, it showed a helicopter and the tyres looked flat, we would pump up the wife's bike tyres if they looked like that.
Do helicopter tyres normally like that?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but this is the only place I normally post.
Do helicopter tyres normally like that?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but this is the only place I normally post.
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I have just seen a news story about Trump, it showed a helicopter and the tyres looked flat, we would pump up the wife's bike tyres if they looked like that.
Do helicopter tyres normally like that?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but this is the only place I normally post.
Do helicopter tyres normally like that?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but this is the only place I normally post.
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Obviously a takeoff to a hover and landing from a hover would be possible. Any taxiing with a flat tire could further damage the tire, rim and landing gear and could present ground clearance problems, and increases the risk of dynamic roll-over. Any rolling t/o or landing would incur risk. Furthermore, several emergency procedures require run-on landings, so takeoff with a flat tire would not be advisable.
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Not forgetting that low tyre pressures on a wheeled helicopter can also result in ground resonance.
