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02/13/03 4:46 AM

#75685 RE: south louisiana #75634

-- NASA received a warning respecting the effect of heat on tires --

What? Heat on tires? The main landing gear tires are used once and only once. The nose tires after being very carefully inspected get used a second time, and then are discarded. The tires also have a fusible plug in them so if they get too hot, the air is let out. Explosions of tires is very dangerous. The techonology for high pressure tires (aircraft tires) is a bit different from what you have on your car. And they require a much, much higher standard of care and maintance.