How do Aircraft tire take so much pressure while landing?

How do Aircraft tire take so much pressure while landing?

Large aircraft tires are filled with nitrogen and not air. Air is a combination of gasses that at low atmospheric temperatures and pressure can turn to ice inside the tires or under high temperatures and pressures even explode. If the pressure is found to be between 95 and 100 percent of operating pressure, service the tire to 105 percent, this is considered normal pressure loss. If it is between 90 and 95 percent, the pressure loss is no longer normal. Service the tire to 105 percent, make a log book entry, and recheck in 24 hours

There are different types of tires which are used by Aircraft's, they are Radial ply tires, Bias ply tires, Tube-type tires, Tubeless tires. “It is almost impossible to blow out a tire by over inflating it,” Bartholomew says. “In fact, in cases where tires have been over-inflated, the wheel actually fails before the tire.”

With the amount of nitrogen filled in the tire, the aircraft is able to take the pressure while landing, but a number of issues can arise from landing with a deflated tire. Aircraft tires will last about 200-250 depending on how many hard landings are made.