wymberley Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 I thought it was common practice to remould aircraft tyres? And just think of the forces when landing a large jet. But I may be wrong? Didn't know that - but I'm well passed my sell by date. As a "Brat" I was taught to repair aircraft tyres by cutting out the damaged portion - often a 'flat spot' - down to the cords (cut just one and the tyre was scrap) and rebuilding the tyre up in layers by vulcanising and then finally recutting the tread pattern by hand. The restrictions on doing so were governed by a maximum tyre pressure requirement of 100psi and a 100 knot landing speed. It wasn't long before this got knocked on the head - in fact, like several other disciplines learned (blacksmithing and coppersmithing were then still considered necessary aircraft technician skills), I never got to use the skills in practise - the Phantom mainwheels were 300psi for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 i had them on the Frontera - excellent cheap offroad tyres, but i didn't use it for anything other than shooting. I have Geolanders on the Xtrail now for all round use, they've been very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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