Questions about aircraft tires (or tyres).
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What causes airliner tyres to burst as often as they do?
Tyres burst - not just fail - remarkably often. The Aviation Herald lists 26 tyre-related incidents this year.
I'd expect fast landings or overweight landings and heavy braking to be implicated, but often, tyres burst during the take-off…
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