The Ingenious Design of Airplane Tires- Jeremy Fielding 107

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Technical corrections
The Boeing 737-800 main wheels (the 4 rear wheels) are actually 44 inches making them just barely larger than the tractor trailer tire. Despite my research and having a second engineer fact check the video we both managed to miss this fact because the nose wheel diameter is 27" and mentioned in more places. The overall story is the same. The capacity of the airplane tire is many times greater than a truck... including the 27" nose wheel, but it was definitely worth mentioning that not ALL of the tires are 27".

[@JeremyFieldingSr]

Technical correction: The Boeing 737-800 main wheels (the 4 rear wheels) are actually 44 inches making them just barely larger than the tractor trailer tire. Despite my research and having a second engineer fact check the video we both managed to miss this fact because the nose wheel diameter is 27" and mentioned in more places. The overall story is the same. The capacity of the airplane tire is many times greater than a truck... including the 27" nose wheel, but it was definitely worth mentioning that not ALL of the tires are 27". Unfortunately I can’t change the video now that it’s live. I also added this note to the description.

[@JM-ho3qn]

Mr. Fielding, another engaging, informative and well researched video. As a longtime subscriber, I find your videos to be some of the best on the topics they cover. Not only are they clear and concise, you deliver them in an interesting way. Keep up the great work!

[@henryostman5740]

the mains support most of the weight and the plane lands on the mains, nosewheel landings are bad, even in small planes. main idea is that with six tires on a '37 the two in front don't carry 33% of the weight, probably about 10% so the four mains carry 90% and they do all of the braking since there are no nosewheel brakes (I believe that the 727 had these on some models). You might also exhibit the cages used when tires are inflated (they sometimes explode) and I believe there are videos of this actually happening, truck tires also explode and they sometimes use a safety cage for inflation. The brakes have to demonstrate the ability to stop the plane from takeoff speed at full load within a given distance without using reverse thrust (situation, an aborted takeoff at the last instance (V1) due to engine failure), this would involve stopping 150,000 #s going 150 mph within less than half a mile. When this happens operationally, the plane will normally stop on the runway while the fire crew stands by making sure the tires don't catch fire and the plane will have to wait a substantial amount of time before trying to take off again and might require a technician to check the brakes and tires before doing so. Don't sweat your error in tire size, this was a very good article. Thank you.

[@Bobbywolf64]

Also, the fuesable plugs are in the wheels, not the tires as you say in the video, Minor nitpick I know. Great video regardless. On most if not all aircraft, there is very little weight on the nose wheels. This is a problem for many aircraft. In fact, certain aircraft with tail mounted engines have been known to tip backwards just from the weight of snow from a storm.

[@Mad.Man.Marine]

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[@Terkinstein]

@@henryostman5740 I work @ Miami International turning wrenches on pretty much all the big girls except the '77 and '87. we do tons of Airbus A319,20,21 I was on a team for a while travelling around the country doing A320 Gear swaps and of course we gotta remove the tires for that job. I always love the teamwork involved in UP-Jacking the craft. absolute focus is crucial, as I have witnessed a jack slip, oh boy, Nooooo BUENO

[@AdonisNesser]

Hard to imagine the hours put into the engineering of every component of an airplane, and how mundane it's become to ride them

[@pheargoth]

It's all that engineering that's MADE the ride mundane, if you get my meaning. A mundane airplane ride is exactly what you want!

[@rodneyfox5566]

As someone who has worked in the industry most of the problems where solved "trial by fire" style and on some parts or systems were physically paid for with human life! ie test pilots. Check out the full final catches the wire😥

[@rodneyfox5566]

☝F4U auto correct

[@pufthemajicdragon]

Mundane? Speak for yourself :D I get excited like a little schoolgirl every time I fly - nose pressed to the window with goofy grin and making the passengers next to me uncomfortable with all my giddy chatter.

[@Elrog3]

@@rodneyfox5566 Trial by fire is the last resort. Its just bound to happen with machines this complicated. At least the aerospace industry does a good job of learning from it rather than letting things stay broken.

[@trex2092]

I am a Retired USCG Aircraft Mechanic / Flight Crewman. I worked the Tire Shop at one of my assignments and built up and balanced hundreds of jet and helicopter tires. Thank You Jeremy for diving into this very critical component of flight. BTW we flew on the same aircraft we worked on and if we broke down some where we just called "Home Plate" and they shipped / delivered via another aircraft to us the parts we needed to fix our aircraft. We performed ALL the repairs and Maintenance on our aircraft. There where no outside Repairman to call, we was them. Keep in mind the HC-130 can taxi over sand, like in sand dunes type sand with a lower tire pressure on the mains (100psi) and still have a takeoff weight of 165,000 lbs, think of an elephants foot vs. a goat's hoof.

[@SeanBZA]

Yes, but you also have a lot more wheel assemblies to allow that operation off of unimproved surfaces. I have seen pilots scrub every one of those wheel assemblies to replace level in a single landing, thankful I was not the one changing them. My next door shop was the wheel bay, he had his own nice little armoured room, far from everything breakable, where he would do the first fill of any wheel assembly. Concrete walls and floor, and armoured door, but frangible roof so the blast would go up. Just like the armourers had a similar room where they would fuse munitions, for the same reason. Armourers had the best door gargoyles though, recovered practise bombs that were mostly intact, though the 1in steel case had split open and become more or less flat.

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Jeremy, you are a fantastic ambassador for the discipline of engineering! Your enthusiasm is a great motivator for kids and adults alike to get curious about what makes our modern way of living possible. I hope there are many parents who watch your videos together with their kids in order to get them inspired to solve the issues that this same modern way of living is causing right now. Keep up the good work!

[@swnorcraft7971]

Amen.

[@AppliedScience]

I had no idea aircraft tires are electrically conductive. Really cool episode!

[@JeremyFieldingSr]

Thank you!

[@SeanBZA]

Lots of carbon black in the rubber, and till recently carbon loaded grease in the bearings, so they will not have arcing with the discharge. They have changed the grease formulas as well, so as to add in molybenum and other anti wear additives as well, to reduce the wear from the carbon on the bearing surfaces. The straight carbon loaded black grease is suprisingly abrasive, due to the carbon in it, but you do need a conductive grease that both will not build up, but also allow the bearings to spin freely at high speed, even with massive shock loading and temperature swings. Hard act to do, so there are a lot of specialty greases used by each manufacturer, all slightly different, and not always interchangeable

[@joereedmusic9853]

As a retired Aircraft Engineer and Instructor I just like say that was a very good lecture on the dynamics of aircraft tire systems vs automotive. Well done.

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My dad is a retired TWA mechanic. As a young teenager, he took me to work at JFK airport (sadly that is something no child will likely ever experience again). One of the things he showed me was the huge hydraulic jack used to change tires and brakes. I also sat in the FO's seat while he started the engines on a 727 and taxied it over to the terminal from the hanger.

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It's amazing how much thought and engineering goes into even the simplest-seeming parts of pretty much anything. Thanks for the video - it was very interesting!

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I think a video about the battery fires in the early 787 flights. In addition to the engineering challenges you mentioned, the 787 added in complexities in the design and manufacturing processes. I've been fascinated by this, and other lithium battery failures ever since we studied the 787 fires in college.

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[@Cartier_specialist]

Very fascinating subject. It would probably also be fascinating if you did a series on the engineering involved with top fuel dragsters and funny cars. The tires they use are pretty incredible as well.

[@chance1986]

Never thought about this aspect of aircraft design before. Thanks for explaining all this. Great video.

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I'm impressed by the sheer quality of the explanations and the comprehensive coverage. A stellar teacher!

[@billwalck1324]

I had a piece of equipment one time that had airplane tires on it. They were 32 ply, and the sidewalls were over 2" thick. They were also rated at 200 miles per hour.

[@mrsgbee8246]

I always wondered about those little tyres and how they take the rigours of landing planes. Very interesting, thank you, for the answers and engaging way you relay them.

[@Guardian_Arias]

the irony is that those tires can't handle the high speeds cars are capable off. About 170 mph they can start to rip apart. most commercial and military acft land around 120 to 140 mph so there isn't a need to increase the cost to cover much higher speeds than that.

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[@theReverend14]

As someone who never contemplated anything about aircraft tires... wow. I have a whole new appreciation! Thank you. This is an excellent video.

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One of the absolute coolest videos I’ve ever seen! I’d never given this any thought whatsoever and now… mind blown!!! Thank you, Jeremy, for bringing us the amazing kind of content that no one else could!

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Great video, and a great example of how small details can matter a lot under certain circumstances.

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Your curiosity, capacity to learn, and earned brilliance is truly amazing. Great stuff, sir. Thanks for expanding others’ knowledge, such as my own. P.s. I had to edit, to include your ability to simply convey complexity. Good stuff.

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Jeremy, thank you so much for such a wonderful job explaining all that info. Being a airman in the Navy and a private pilot your info was very well presented.

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Happy little fella peering into the engine,Thanks for the nitrogen explanation

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Another interesting design of airliners is the windshield. Very different from your car because of safety and purpose. Pressurization and temperature differences make them amazing. Thanks for your informative videos.

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Great content, and well presented. Ty for your willingness to share your skills and gifts.

[@gerardmoran9560]

Great video! Great to see your son shares your enthusiasm. Heavy jets have higher speed ratings for their tires. The speed rating is marked on the tire. Strangely, all speeds for pilots and ATC are in knots (nautical miles per hour) but the tire speeds are marked in statute mph. Most of the 737s I've flown had 215 MPH tires while the heavier jets I've flown (767-332ER) had 235 mph tires. In the 767 at max weight you would normally liftoff close to V2, about 170 kts or (170X1.15= 195 mph) so there's a good margin in case you need to perform a partial or no flap landing with higher approach speeds. Finally, another benefit of higher tire pressure is hydroplaning. The types of hydroplaning are viscous, reverted rubber and dynamic. Dynamic hydroplaning occurs with water on the runway and it's 8.7 times the square root of the tire pressure for speed in knots. A 200 PSI tire will hydroplane at about 123 knots. For statute mph a good estimate is 9 times the square root of the tire pressure so a 38PSI tire will hydroplane at about 55mph. Cheers

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Love listening to your explanation of things

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Thanks for posting. I learned some things today.

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Great video talking about the trade offs in engineering and design. Thank you!

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When I was in engineering school (a million years ago) our Dean hijacked one our our lectures and asked us a single question: "You've been in university for several years, can you tell me, what is an engineer?" After listening to our responses for an hour, he said "You told me what an engineer DOES, but not what an engineer IS." After a few minutes he answered his own question: "An engineer is someone who does something 'just right'." He then elaborated about how engineers always have to balance conflicting drivers to achieve an optimum balance. Not maximum, but optimum. He was right. That was one of the most important lessons that I learned and that I applied over a long career in heavy industry. Now, I'm enjoying a second career as an associate professor, and you can be certain that I tell my students that same story and repeatedly remind them that engineering is all about compromise and optimization. Thank you for your videos - they are well researched, well presented and entertaining as well.

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As a bombardier A/C mech. I appreciate your video. Very well explained.

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You should consider a collaboration with Grady from the Practical Engineering channel. He's more of the civil engineering side of the profession, but it might be interesting to talk about how the two engineering disciplines interact.

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It made me sleepy reading your comment ; ) because Jeremy connects with a smarter, more intense crowd like Destin in his collabs. But I'm sure you've seen the baseball cannon.

[@HH60gPaveHawk]

I think this would be a really good collab. Most of the reason they these tires can be engineered the way they do is the enormous engineering that goes into airfield pavements. I do airfield engineering work for a living, and even if you could get the same tire onto a semi ignoring the changes in how the tire is used, the road would just disintegrate below the truck. Military airfields are routinely 16” of the highest strength concrete available. I think a practical engineering collab on that side would be so cool.

[@HH60gPaveHawk]

I think this would be a really good collab. Most of the reason they these tires can be engineered the way they do is the enormous engineering that goes into airfield pavements. I do airfield engineering work for a living, and even if you could get the same tire onto a semi ignoring the changes in how the tire is used, the road would just disintegrate below the truck. Military airfields are routinely 16” of the highest strength concrete available. I think a practical engineering collab on that side would be so cool.

[@xochj]

Thank you for doing this!

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I enjoyed your film, Jeremy. Thank you for making it.

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Yes! I love that moment at takeoff when you lift off the ground

[@ryandubyah2345]

I’ve seen a couple of your videos now and thank you for them, sir! Especially this one interested me as I just crave knowledge in general. I’ve always kept that childhood wonder and amazement with large machines and the sheer miracle of flight, but never put much real thought toward the tires having to endure what they do. Thanks again Jeremy, sub well earned!

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I love your enthusiasm.

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I'm looking forward to following Along on this one I love this channel thank you Jeremy my best to you and yours God bless

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… right from the start seeing you the first time you seemed like a very knowledgeable guy with very informative, educational and inspiring content… you prove it.

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Thanks Jeremy. Great video ❤

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Thankyou Jeremy. I wait for your content everyday.

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Great stuff. Thanks for the hard work going into these videos.

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brilliant man, great research and presentation. If you were a teacher at any level, you'd be everyone's favorite life changing teacher!

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Always enjoy your videos Jeremy. You are always well rounded with your views.

[@Planemaster24]

Amazing material sir thank you for educating us!!!! 👍🏾

[@ThomasLowFlyer]

Nicely done Sir! Thorough, accurate, yet accessible explanations. Relevant video. As an engineer with nearly 40 years of experience, and a lifelong aviation enthusiast, I commend your efforts.

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

I'm with ya Jeremy. I own a light twin and I'm still amazed at what the landing gear and tires can handle even on a small scale.

[@cdp200442]

Great I found this very interesting. Thanks for all the work and research you did for us.

[@irvingestave6903]

You do such a great job without talking over people's head. So understandable for the lay person.

[@OwenEDell]

Wow. I had no idea! What a great video. Thanks so much!

[@paulboeker6418]

Loved this video. I can't wait to see the engineering involved the suspension system.

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Love it. Thanks for a most enlightening video.

[@eugenetswong]

Thank you for telling us about the tires.

[@philf4086]

Great stuff, thanks Jeremy!

[@pa60pilot]

Well done.

[@jonnafry]

Interesting deep dive into this topic - nicely crafted video thanks.

[@bevo335]

Outstanding presentation. Another cool feature on some nose wheel tires is a lip on the sidewalls to divert water and slush away from the aircraft. I've seen this on some small to mid-sized jets.

[@dumbassloser]

When I was in the Navy our C-9s had a "grounding strap" between the nose gear wheels. It was a strip of thick rubber with a woven steel belt layered in it. When the nose gear touched down the path to ground completed. There was always new steel to touch the ground due to abrasion. When it got almost too short it was replaced. It was about 1 1/2" wide. The bolt holding it to the gear was in contact with the steel belt and threaded directly into the gear. Elegantly simple and cheap design.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

What another greatly research video! Thanks Jeremy for all your hard work and a great subject to make a video about!

[@kenelliott8944]

Excellent explanation! Loved it!!

[@Donorcyclist]

Great info. Thank you!

[@SimonHerrgard]

Thanks for a great video. I work as a aircraft mechanic on the 737 and really appreciate the video. Almost spot on.

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you are a great man thankyou

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My favourite youtuber explaining my favourite topic Aerodynamics and Airplanes. Man I love you to death!

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This video is so carefully made. I love it!

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Muchas gracias, fantástico vídeo .

[@Matt_10203]

Majority of the loading on the 737 is dispersed through the main gears as they are placed close the the CG. The nose wheel isn’t carrying nearly as much and is much smaller than the main landing gear tyres.

[@jc5495]

737 also have their tires still exposed while in the up position as they found it cheaper and lighter than to have doors

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

I agree but you can’t imagine the amount of abuse a new FO puts on Nose wheels when first introduce to the 73! 😁🛫

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You are very passionate and gifted … kept up :)

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Great video. You are a wonderful teacher!

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Awesome video, thank you so much.

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Oh man, aviation and engineering. I love it.

[@pufthemajicdragon]

If you want to do a series on airplanes, I REALLY hope you connect with Captain Joe. I love his channel and he does some really cool videos on airplane engineering as well. There is a lot of overlap and it'd be so great to see you two getting airplane nerdy together on screen

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Interesting video. Your explanations are excellent, very accessible for a wide audience.

[@mxr572]

great lecture. i learned a lot about tires. thanks.

[@doyline45]

Excellent explanation!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

I learned a lot from this video. I have spent many years working on and around military and commercial aircraft, but always on their electronic systems. Never had an occasion to learn about tthe tires other than the very basics - that they are filled with dry nitrogen, and you have to move the chocks a few inches away from the wheels before fuelling or loading. Thank you for increasing my knowledge base.

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Jeremy you rock!

[@josephdestaubin7426]

Its the landing that gets me. It requires amazing coordination had a great deal of skill to boot. It's the systems engineering that I see in the landing.

[@CollinWillson]

Jeremy, I work at Michelin as a maintenance technician. One of our machines makes Avion Tires, there are so many difference between Road and Avion Tires, just the wire alone goes from braided wire to solid wire. And instead of 2-3 packages of it on each side, you can have 6-8. They have to handle the force of a earth mover but go the speed of a race car. Great video!

[@nonobrochacho240]

wow that was interesting. I have always wondered how they worked. Thanks for the video