They seem to be so small and unstable, thinking about the weight of the airplane, especially filled with passangers and luggage. How do they carry the weight, as well as being able to accelerate and break and everything?
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They’re solidly sturdy tires and they’re changed out really regularly. I haven’t stabbed one with a knife, but I’d say that starting at the tread a tire’s rubber probably starts at half an inch thick. The whole of the landing gear on a given plane is designed to be super robust. Sure they seem small attached to a big-ass airplane but tire inflation aside they also have a set of hydraulics that both lock it into place but also an oil-air strut carefully designed to take the brunt of the force of landing.
Source: I’m an A&P mechanic.
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