How Such Small Tires Can Land a Huge Plane

Airplanes are mysterious things: unimaginably heavy metal giants soaring through the sky, jam-packed not only with people but also all kinds of electronic gizmos. But look at the airplane's tires compared to the plane’s body - they're tiny! How can they withstand all that weight and speed?
Let's check out what's happening when a plane is preparing to land on the runway. All 300 tons of your airplane touch the ground while still going 170 mph. Imagine your typical 2-story house, fully furnished, dropping to the ground as fast as a flying arrow - that must be quite the impact! And still, those tiny little tires don’t pop under the tremendous pressure?
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TIMESTAMPS:
Why pilots point the aircraft nose toward the sky before landing 1:17
What's inside airplane tires? 2:21
And what makes them so strong? 3:54
What happens when one of the tires fails 4:20
Why plane tires are so tiny and skinny 5:34
Hydroplaning 7:20
#planes #aviation #brightside
SUMMARY:
- Pilots must point the aircraft nose toward the sky just before landing so that they don’t stall the machine.
- To make an airplane tire, producers use a mix of different kinds of synthetic rubber. It makes aircraft tires so strong that each of them can easily deal with a 38-ton load.
- The gas that fills aircraft tires is nitrogen. It doesn't react with rubber, which makes it a much safer choice for airplanes.
- The pressure in plane tires is 6 times bigger than the pressure in your car tires. It's 200 psi, and that's what you’d feel if you took a dive 450 ft underwater.
- There can be plenty of wheels on large airplanes, like an Airbus A380 or Boeing 747. And if one of the tires fails, the plane will still land safely.
- When a plane touches the ground, its tires aren't rolling at first - they're just skidding. In other words, the plane is dragging them along the runway until it slows down enough for the wheels to be able to rotate.
- Larger tires would be pointless since they wouldn't make landing more effective or safer.
- After plane tires are produced, they always get tested. Manufacturers create computer simulations that check how tires will behave if they're pushed past their speed limit or get overloaded.
- And still, airplane tires aren't entirely safe from bursting. Accidents did happen in the past, and planes did skid off runways because of one of the tires exploding mid-landing.
- Hydroplaning is a situation that occurs when the runway is covered with a layer of water preventing a landing plane from braking and stopping in time.
- The aircraft just keeps skidding forward, unable to find traction.
- That’s why some airports have grooves on the runway. Water flows into these grooves, making the surface not so slippery and dropping the chances of hydroplaning.
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[@BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey everybody! How long was the longest flight you've ever been on? Where were you going? ✈️

[@marcbeebee6969]

Hey did you mean 95% o2 or nitrogen at 3:50? Also Frankfurt Capetown. Although Frankfurt Dominican Republik was also very long

[@georgiabeasley6796]

I am going to Melbourne tomorrow

[@kirangawar4151]

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[@azearys]

My longest flight lasted about 8 hrs usa to philipines

[@nikkichan9056]

I think when we went to SingaporeOwO yeet

[@bunnymayaplayzz]

2:33 wow so tires can up stand a 38 ton load, woah

[@sethlockman]

1:42 "...so that they don't stall the machine..." that is basically the opposite of why you flare the nose at landing.

[@PlaneCrazy1999]

yeah half the video triggered me

[@astroace4624]

Who here is already an aviation enthusiastic and still watch?

[@ambakisyealleyne9811]

Me, I'm a pilot with thousands of hours and it's still fascinating

[@astroace4624]

@@ambakisyealleyne9811 COOL 😎

[@A_Srinivas]

During landing on a runway with water, pilots usually prefer to make a 'hard landing', as opposed to 'soft landing'. That's because, it allows the tires to cut through the layer of water and get traction and finding traction in the initial few seconds of touchdown decides wether the plane skids on the runway or safely slows down.

[@aminm3470]

Are you a pilot

[@warszawianek]

ok so i know some things about planes but I never knew about this, and if I think about it, this seems true, I just wish it was the other way around though lol

[@sobrany]

can confirm. yes very true. called a "positive landing"

[@MarqueeliusThe_III]

Ryanair finally has an excuse.

[@jaleelconnelly1320]

1:41 this is completely inaccurate. It’s not so they prevent a stall, it’s the complete opposite. It’s to help the aircraft slow down

[@swatoffrmb]

Exactly.

[@iknoorsingh1475]

Lol bright side did not study aircraft technical tbh 😂

[@gigachadenjoyer1388]

Ikr

[@xiaodongzhang845]

Yea

[@matthewg4886]

Exactly. and when they said if it is more heavy more fuel more money it is the engine power.

[@fatimasiad9112]

this man is explaining how planes land with boss music makes me want to be on a plane

[@careyamos485]

Planes crash every day

[@justaflashfan3370]

It’s 1 flight per 16 million flights everyday that’s 1 in 16 million chance flying is the safest travel

[@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533]

@@careyamos485. Not Every Day

[@razer_scar]

💀💀

[@kings17court]

Wow, 500 landings?? Considering the friction and load that they experience per landing, that's an impressive number.

[@thekickoffnation]

You should have more likes!

[@hulklovesaviation7535]

Bright side is slightly becoming aviation side but this is what every aviators need ✈️✈️✈️

[@dket2571]

shouldn't it say "tyres are filled with 95% Nitrogen", not Oxygen?

[@USARMYvietnamVET1969]

I was just getting ready to say the same thing.

[@ClearlensProduction]

Yeah! I noticed that too. i was looking through the description & comments for clarification!

[@lukmly013]

@@ClearlensProduction Me too

[@marcelllegend8844]

Yeah I caught that too they must've missed the typo in the video

[@seqd2]

Yes. @ approximately 3:40. I listen to it 3 times...

[@tq6668]

Hey, you said 95% oxygen, not nitrogen! Plesase like so he can see it

[@pdpauldelaney]

3:42 I believe you had meant to say, nitrogen instead of oxygen. Great video though!!

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

As well, I believe you meant to leave the word "had" and the random comma out. Great comment though!

[@pdpauldelaney]

Hello Kitty Lover Man! Haha touché

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Cool that you agree, @@pdpauldelaney. So I guess that means you would put that agreement to good use with the editing feature here (which would take less work in clicks to just do than writing some sort of "I don't want to because..." type of reply would), right?

[@pdpauldelaney]

Hello Kitty Lover Man! Haha great comment, totally agree.

[@pdpauldelaney]

Hello Kitty Lover Man! Ohh. And it was, really cool how, you pointd out how I, could fix my...writing errors; you must be...real smart; yuck yuck! .

[@zaaz4046]

2 front tires are of more concern than 12 rear.

[@SalahZangana]

I loved this channel I learned to many things here thanks Mr bright ❤️

[@eiljahjoseph2308]

This is crazy I didn’t know that small tires can land a HUGE plane! Sooooooo 👏🏻 😎

[@crimsaki5273]

Bruh

[@moyomongoose1980]

Never underestimate small wheels. I've seen a tow truck dolly with wheels the size go kart wheels.

[@doityourselfdiy5486]

Main purposes of making aircraft tires so small is not only weight also because of drag they can't be big. If tires are will be big, aircraft can't accelerate during takeoff roll because of big wheel, and when it touches down, gear would break because of huge drag. Huge wheel means huge drag.

[@Lona90Bs]

TF2 Heavy weapons guy looking at plane tires: "It is so Tiny!"

[@faustin289]

I never thought i could be interested in listening about airplane tires. Life is full of surprises!

[@dirktween244]

Of the recently viewed, it is one of most informative and realistic video. Even with the mistakes noticed, it is well done. Congratulations.

[@robertvaughn6646]

I suggest you be more choosy about which ones you watch. lol. This is very inaccurate.

[@butikimbo9595]

They are not as small as they look despite the stereotype of "The Bigger the Stronger...". In fact main landing gears normally have 2 pairs of wheels to cope with the load of an aircraft and the long term demage of the rolling surface, the tarmac. So the more wheels more effectiveness on loading distribution to cope with landings, despite excessive drag when rolling whilst taxiing. Thank you for sharing the video.

[@carringtonwoods2]

Brightside: “the speed gets lower and lower, and that’s when you might find your ears start to pop.” I’m literally speechless 🤦‍♂️

[@sethlockman]

What?! My ears always pop when I decelerate 😂

[@nigarsultana4097]

literally whatttttttttttttttttt

[@dinkydurgandorgan]

@@nigarsultana4097 @Seth Lockman Speed isnt what makes your ears pop, cabin depressurization and decent is what does it

[@dinkydurgandorgan]

@@sethlockman w

[@razer_scar]

@@sethlockman true

[@fatimahrabah9201]

Thank you for this lesson. Good to know.

[@stantaylor3350]

I watched a documentary years ago, about the development of the boeing 747. One of the test they did was a full throttle taxi, then didvan emergency stop. Those brakes were just smoking. Then they said it had to sit for a measured amount of time, I forget what that was, then be able to roll away under its own power,.which it did, so it passed the test. They didn't want the tires to catch on fire, & they didn't.

[@MrFake-wx1gx]

Bright side: but remember there can be anywhere from 14 to 22 tires on a jumbo jet Me: well what is the an 225 with 32 tires

[@lachlangenat9067]

me about to go on a trip: better watch every video ever made about planes

[@queensaharaice7376]

Lol🤣 Good luck on your trip👌

[@tonycasciano8644]

Same here lol

[@callumpatterson3430]

Yeah I think he said nitrogen filled but 95% oxygen

[@spurgeri46]

Lachlan Genat umm those videos arent that true

[@alexkapinga2024]

Don't bother with these ones... Seems they get a lot of facts wrong

[@Atlantis_Lord2660]

The Front Wheel of the plane is strong. But sometimes if it lands. Why does it get destroyed?

[@tentimesful]

Humanity really progressed alot by testing new technologies, afcourse with alot of casualties... like 737 max planes, and Englands first planes that got scattered... they got one thing right the wheel of the plane.

[@protoword10]

You forgot to mentioned it: Smaller tires allow higher speed of landing! It is actually the most important thing about airplane tire size! It means: Smaller tire get easier rotation on contact an airplane with runway! Also very important is to have smaller rotating mass of tire on top of airplane weight you mention!

[@lallous3126]

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[@protoword10]

killer gamer Well, you have a good clue, I play chess! 🤣

[@hendraenhawe7063]

I wonder what happen if F1 tyres are the same size as motogp bike

[@protoword10]

Hendra Enhawe It doesn’t depend only on projected speed, it’s involved weight of vehicle, stability, friction and some other things...You can’t oversize tires in one direction or underside it in other direction...Also, sometime depend on issue of quality of roads (Bigger diameter for rough or bit smaller for smooth road, etc) Then not only size, it can have different treads, shapes, materials and so on depend on kind of usage...

[@melodypriester3355]

Nobody: Avgeeks: landing gear buttering on the runway Media: the the tires blowing up when landing on the TaRmAc

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I have watched your channel for years and I fell like it is the best channel in the world

[@RK-tx5xb]

Mind Blowing to the point information. Thank you.

[@hypersecures]

I’ve always wondered that myself

[@Rahascoff]

After this I search for plane tire exploded. You ain't not gonna believe the sounds

[@ONOUR_Official]

really? plane tire exploding is almost impossible.

[@ONOUR_Official]

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[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice video

[@garyha2650]

What temperature and pressure are the tires subjected to during flight?

[@Rufus1524]

You’d definitely hear an aircraft tire explode, I’ve seen multiple tires explode and had to go change them on the runway. I work on fighter jets in the Airforce and you can feel the force and hear it even inside building from across the entire Airforce base. We have some of ours set to 320psi but still you would definitely notice.

[@razer_scar]

💀

[@teamtdm7417]

That plane model looks realistic

[@nasen2727]

Best thumbnail EVER !

[@princedawson6053]

bright side is the best channel to know about flights

[@lorelorena5428]

I see you've been posting a lot of videos about planes. The videos are really cool, but, other topics would be also great! Either way, I'm supporting you! 💙

[@MrStangozz]

The longest flight I had was Nine hours journey from Dubai to Manila, Thanks for the video. 💓💓💓

[@EasyAvdud]

Which plane?

[@louiegaming7260]

Wow i didn’t even know how strong plane wheels until now thx to you bright side

[@domingosantos1292]

Excellent video well done 👏✔

[@WJPA]

A statement you made in this video, at about 3 min. an 40 sec., was that oxygen leaks through rubber faster than nitrogen. This is a true statement, in fact it leaks through a little more than 3 times faster than Nitrogen. Where the statement goes wrong is when you followed that statement with tires inflated with 95% oxygen remain inflated longer. I assume you meant to say 95% percent nitrogen. This change in filling aircraft tires was a result of the 1986 crash a Mexicana Boeing 727 crashed, killing 166 people, that was partly caused when a brake problem heated the tire enough to cause a chemical reaction between the compressed air (20.9% oxygen) and the rubber tire, causing the tire to exploded, rupturing fuel lines and causing a fire. In 1987, the FAA issued a airworthiness directive mandating that aircraft tires (especially those with a take-off weight of more than 75,000 pounds) that are on landing gear that have brakes, must be filled with dry nitrogen (which has no more than 5% oxygen mixed in it). This slip probably was missed by the majority of your listener, but I felt that since this video has only been out for a few days, it would be a good time to correct it. Thanks and keep up the good videos.

[@AnushHariharan]

Super explanation, @wjpowell55. We were all wondering the same thing

[@knt2112]

0:05....not mysterious.... It's a lovely thing for aviation lover like me 😅☺️

[@Enzi_Meteori_902]

yeah. it's lovely heavy metal giants. also he put a 777(my #1 fav plane alongside the 757) in the vid and called it mysterious which hurt my feelings 🤕😭

[@crimsaki5273]

Avgeek you meant.

[@jamviator]

You don't point the nose up before landing (flare) to avoid stalling. You do it because you don't want to land on your front landing gear first. You also do it to keep your airspeed low.

[@etornatu5346]

and also to reduce the descent rate for a softer landing

[@x-ptgaming1088]

Airplane tires are actually pretty big compared to normal car tires

[@somedudeinchirons4936]

I work on airplanes and this video is somewhat informative. It is also laughable. As always good video.

[@franchescavalenzuela6650]

Next time,I'll use Plane wheels for my car...

[@cat_said_hi]

OK 😱

[@Officialayyjayy]

Smart

[@lukedowling1746]

IQ*****

[@veganpiranha3302]

Hahahaha

[@pdpauldelaney]

That’s a great idea. I should also use the plane wheels! Haha. I love you.

[@rorinolimit3564]

U cant compare the tires' load with the assumption of a static weight of a house forcing straight down coz the direction of the load makes an angle and the tires also roll (reduce heat). The analysis should go not only with typical of the tires' material but also with the stress analysis of the tires under impact/dynamic load in certain direction. Tq

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[@ElevatedChillz]

Thumbnail: Me when I hear the Ice Cream TrUcK

[@ajayplayz3000]

You don't have wheels

[@purpelanimating]

@@ajayplayz3000 u missed the joke

[@ajayplayz3000]

You cannot miss something that isn't physical

[@billquillin1952]

Your narrative about nitrogen needs to be edited.

[@aravsingh3699]

Post some videos on working of cold storage , refrigerator and similar products

[@ALPatingitTUGaming]

they were so small, until you realize they were bigger wheels than the car wheels. Or even times 10 the size of a truck wheel. depending of the size per bus and truck wheels also the size of the vehicle.

[@zulrr3388]

Nobody: Aviator: landing gea- BS: tIReS

[@dinkydurgandorgan]

well they are tires

[@warszawianek]

Note: Small DOES NOT always mean weak.

[@Neotanshuk]

yes😏

[@warszawianek]

@@Neotanshuk 😳 lol

[@Geography_Galaxy]

I have a small rock it dosent break it prov3s that

[@mehmet6311]

im pretty sure the camber is the main reason for facing the aoa higher so that there can be more negative pressure when at a slower speed. rather than relying more on Newton's third law which does also help to slow the aircraft. then again i could be wrong

[@Hecor._.]

Actually accurate good job

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Bright Side sure does love Planes

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I love trains

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I like turtles

[@Arovna]

Not as much as Wendover Productions

[@franklin_franklout]

Everybody sing it, "the wheels on the airbus.." Just me then, ok. Thanks bright side!

[@getoutofmycar9264]

No, my mom sing that to my baby tbh.

[@applelmao1973]

Yo, thanks for all this info

[@christophermcmichael880]

I was taught that an aircraft tire with higher pressure is less prone to hydroplaning than a tire with lower pressure.

[@GamerAdam777]

who is watching this after the incident in kerela plane crash?????????hydroplaning

[@raychang8648]

03:43 I think he meant 95% nitrogen. (I think he was using the word "oxygen" to mean "air". Whatever.)

[@marcbeebee6969]

I think we two are the first to really listen lol

[@raychang8648]

@@marcbeebee6969 Yes! Filling tires with 95% oxygen would not only be very expensive but a huge hazard in many ways. HA!

[@marcbeebee6969]

@@raychang8648 u I would like to breath some 95% trpple distilled o2. Just a little. Probably makes you feel like Dumbo. You know a flying elephant :D

[@krestyendizon489]

Ray Chang I literally scrolled through the comments to find someone with the same discovery. And your comment coincidentally was the first comment. 👍

[@raychang8648]

@@krestyendizon489 You heard that, too! Great!

[@jakeslay9180]

And this whole time im trying to figure out how I can get some of these tires on my truck

[@slayer_ace2113]

Thanks I know a lot about planes now

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

"Overflate" instead of "overinflate"? Hehe, interesting short cut there!

[@kaitostudious7921]

And now I can finally finish my essay XD

[@Officialayyjayy]

Smart dude

[@kaitostudious7921]

@@Officialayyjayy Thanks XD

[@doublem5340]

Great video keep on

[@jamboboy5735]

I’ve never thought of that before

[@mohidusman1658]

151 view 61 comment 221 like Bright side is the best Video uploaded question 11 minutes

[@Sp00kq]

Your entire comment makes zero sense

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What up bright side how’s your day?

[@zaaz4046]

Extremely busy earning, 25 hours / 366 days. Time is short. Life is long.

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@@zaaz4046 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigblockz8]

At 1:42 you state that the nose is pitched up to avoid a stall. Typically, a stall is caused by pitching up which causes more drag, lowering airspeed. Lose enough airspeed and/or pitch excessively and then you can stall. You pitch down to decrease angle of attack to prevent or recovdf from a stall. You pitch up during landing to decrease the descent rate. A lower rate means a softer landing. A hard enough landing will damage the plane.

[@NX3998]

As a student pilot, I know you wanna have the rear wheels touch first, nose wheel first bad.

[@inspectahdeeeohoh3079]

Great animation work guys . . Impressive . . .nice video

[@gamerstingray1170]

You said nitrogen is better then you said so if 95%of the tire is filled with OXYGEN is more cost effective. The OXYGEN is supposed to be NITROGEN

[@navneetkishore]

Correct

[@straw5206]

Of course he mean nitrogen he just didn't say it right

[@kishorkafle]

95% oxygen? Wasn’t it supposed to be Nitrogen.

[@niwamanyatrevor2519]

Thanks bright side👍

[@daviderothleutner]

Hi bright side. Great video. After watching the video I got ' Tired' !

[@DeadBreadOWO]

2 hours and 45 minutes

[@user-yj5ge8sj9q]

If I close my eyes I can’t see???????

[@Officialayyjayy]

Ok ?????????

[@zholice1001]

You

[@pdpauldelaney]

Yeah it happens to the best of us.

[@subhrajitroy1477]

That's a topic I can research on after I get my PhD !!! Will give me a noble prize for sure if I get to the bottom of the mystery...

[@thegaterblade6477]

KILLUA SAN

[@avdheshvishnoi7594]

Hi..BrightSide please make a video on "why gasoline tank is always located rear side of cars" thank you in advance

[@anomaly_echelon7994]

5:45 that takes large tires to a whole new level

[@skodavrs8026]

Voice over at 3:40 - Tires that are filled with 95% Oxygen remain inflated a lot longer' - you meant nitrogen right?

[@Skeeter51244]

You saved me from having to make that comment.

[@danielamendoza2859]

I was confusión too

[@Astrl_0]

4:50 Well That Was A Hard One😣😣

[@kr4156]

Big thumbs-up for this intro

[@1tsAndrew]

Whoever is reading this I hope you have a fantastic and splendid 2019 and have a bright future! ;) love from a KZbinr who tries so hard to grow ❤👀

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Pls make a video: why are sloths slow.!!!

[@pauldijamco8810]

Yes I'm early

[@Enzi_Meteori_902]

Him:a plane points its nose up before landing DC-3 and some WWII warbirds:Are you sure about that?

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Great video. ☺️

[@matizufan6100]

When you're early and there's barely any comments to read 😂

[@jiajitang]

There was one time in aviation history when the wheel wasn't doing its job and that helped end the Concorde's career, along with budgetary and market reasons.

[@jiajitang]

@@HelloKittyFanMan. Wiki search Concorde and read the "accidents and incidents" section. Basically it's the wheel didn't withstand the impact from a falling metal fragment and the exploded rubber piece hit the fuel tank and then the tragedy happened. This accident doomed the Concorde and that's why we haven't see a supersonic plane for a long time.

[@jiajitang]

@@HelloKittyFanMan. Typo. I was meant to say its but the autocorrect changed it to it's 😅

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

No aircraft tire would survive running over a sharp piece of metal

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

It depends on how long and/or wide it is, @@PabloGonzalez-hv3td.

[@jiajitang]

@@HelloKittyFanMan. 😃

[@2ValveMiri]

NASCAR needs these tires

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

They already use nitrogen

[@talhatariq2825]

Great animation 🤙🏻

[@belindacarroll1467]

Make this the most popular comment on the video

[@smithanair2518]

Only 3 likes Sorry sister

[@madhanemmanuel9592]

can you put a video about why it sounds very high when flushing a toilet in planes

[@user-jc7bc7qw2w]

Man every video is about planes now :O

[@Kloud22]

That’s what I’ve been wondering😂