What Are The Interesting Facts Consisting An Aircraft Tires

By Joseph Cooper


Sometimes, it gets somehow interesting when ironic things are combined and is merely useful as one. An example of which is an airplane and its tire, planes are known as means of transportation above air, however, it gets to use tires to be able to fly even if it is not a transportation for land. All aircraft tire suppliers are responsible in supplying the best quality tires for aircraft makers as this plays a significant role to a planes take off and landing.

These tires that are attached to airplanes are basically designed to endure heavy loads only for a short period of time. The number of which that are attached would solely depend on the proportion and structure of the plane. In addition, it also is based on the approximate capacity of plane to carry the entire loads inside it.

The math are quite necessary to verify which number of tires is enough to put on. That is because the weight of plain and what is inside it needs to be divided equally, distributing it entirely to keep it flying and make it level while it runs. Though, the numbers are taken into consideration, its pattern on the other hand is predetermined and is designed to maintain the stability on crosswind situations.

In addition, there are fusible plugs that are assembled inside all wheels and are subjected to melt at a certain point of temperature. This serves as a safety mode in case there is need emergency take offs and landings. This is because the wheels may overheat when too much friction is created by maximum brakes.

Since the tires would melt, this on the other hand could stop the possible explosion due to overheating. Compared to explosion, melting the wheel would mean lesser damage on the plane property and less danger. It is because the melting is anticipated and controlled.

The structure of an interior of a tire is apparently of pure nitrogen because it could reduce the contraction and expansion of tires when exposed to higher temperature or pressure. The pressure a wheel of a plane can sustain up until two hundred pounds per square inches. However when it goes beyond seven hundred or more, it may burst.

Nitrogen is preferably used as means of inflation for the wheels instead oxygen. That is merely because nitrogen are a lot safer components than oxygen that basically is sensitive to pressure and heat. Unlike oxygen, nitrogen is an inert gas that capable of removing any possibility for explosion of tires even when under heat.

Also, oxygen reacts differently when combined with rubber, it tends to elevate the temperature even higher. When wheels are operating in an exact amount of pressure only, it would be lesser for it to wear prematurely. That is important because normally, tires are only good for about three hundred landings making it usable for six months.

Another interesting thing about planes is that even when running o ground, that motion is pretty much the same when it is flying on air. The tires are not used to control the plane but are only means of support. Planes were controlled by the turbine engines.




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