Narrator: Every time a plane lands, each tire leaves around 1½ pounds of rubber ... Mohammad: For the runway we have something called the friction test. It's like a machine that has a wheel ...
Strap over 500,000 pounds to its back and it would be, well, nothing. But airplane tires manage that impact every day, without incident. They're made to withstand hitting the pavement at extreme ...
Strap over 500,000 pounds to its back and it would be, well, nothing. But airplane tires manage that impact every day, without incident. They're made to withstand hitting the pavement at extreme ...