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>exploding tires Tires? As in plural? I thought it only happened once and that was due to parts from another plane being left on the runway. Any aircraft with
by esaym 8y ago
>exploding tires
Tires? As in plural? I thought it only happened once and that was due to parts from another plane being left on the runway. Any aircraft with tires mounted under a wing (fuel tank) will have the potential that if a tire blows, a piece with enough force could knock a hole through it.
- gvb 8y ago"During its 27 years in service, Concorde had about 70 tyre- or wheel-related incidents, 7 of which caused serious damage to the aircraft or were potentially catastrophic." Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590#Previous_tyre_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590#Previou...
- esaym 8y agoI see. Ouch!