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  2. Airfield rubber removal - Wikipedia

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    When a plane lands, the tires are not spinning. The time it takes for the tires to get up to speed is referred to as "spin up time" (Speidel, 2002). During this time the tires are effectively dragging on the runway as well as being put under pressure by the weight of the airplane. This can be seen in the slight puff of smoke that comes from a ...

  3. Visual flight rules - Wikipedia

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    Member states are allowed to modify the low flying rule to suit their jurisdiction, for instance in the UK, the "500 ft Rule" allows pilots to fly below 500 ft as long as they are no closer than 500 ft to any person, vessel, vehicle, building or structure. The rules for flying near congested areas are the same in the UK as the rest of the EU [12]

  4. Aircraft tire - Wikipedia

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    Changing a wheel on a Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft Tires on the wheels of a bogie on a Boeing 777. An aircraft tire or tyre is designed to withstand extremely heavy loads for short durations. [1] The number of tires required for aircraft increases with the weight of the aircraft, as the weight of the airplane needs to be distributed more evenly.

  5. Delta plane’s tires blow out during landing in Los Angeles ...

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    Two runways were closed for multiple hours after Flight 515, which departed from Atlanta, landed in L.A. at around 1 p.m. local time.

  6. Why plane tires don't explode when landing - AOL

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  7. Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy vows it's safe to fly after ...

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    As the investigation into what caused the collision continues, he assured Americans wary of boarding a plane that the skies are safe. "Air travel is the safest form of travel that you can ...

  8. Tundra tire - Wikipedia

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    The tundra-style tire has been independently invented at different times and places. In North America its post-World War II invention is credited to Canadian Welland Phipps, [1] potentially inspired by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's pre-World War II development of their own, similar low-pressure "airwheel" as a complete wheel-rim and tire set — said to be of the "Musselman" type from U ...

  9. Air Force One plane returns to Pease in Portsmouth: Here's ...

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