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Those planes have ridiculously big knobby tires. It makes total sense, but certainly not something I'd have thought of.
by bashinator 12y ago
Those planes have ridiculously big knobby tires. It makes total sense, but certainly not something I'd have thought of.
- dredmorbius 12y agoNot so much knobby as balloon tires. If you're landing on a wide range of terrain, much of it unimproved, soft, and/or uneven, large tires will float you over the soggy stuff and smooth out the lumps (large wheels experience less shock with terrain / surface variation than small ones)