Why Plane Tires Don't Explode On Landing

Plane tires need to support thousands of pounds of weight at high speeds, so why don't they pop? We talked to Goodyear, one of the leading manufacturers of plane tires, who told us why.
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Why Plane Tires Don't Explode On Landing

[@kushpatel3805]

You're making it seem as the plane lands vertically at 170+ mph. When in reality most of its speed is horizontal not vertical. Unless you're Ryanair

[@nathanaelmalm5641]

I think Ryanir lands at a speed rather like 270 mph v/s

[@phroggie7626]

Ryanair:200 knots vertical Lufthansa:150 knots BUTTER

[@joeldvs777]

Are Ryanair landings really that bad? Just asking... Never travelled in one.

[@Q8Police777]

Ryanair stops its planes by sticking their feet out flintstones style

[@JonnyD3ath]

J D nope, they're fine

[@hevenzgaming]

you compared a watermelon to steel reinforced rubber tires. wtf?

[@Alolan.Vulpix.Getting.Railed]

Modern media is braindead

[@docquinton]

I came to the comments just for this, like wtf lol

[@Lordprimate]

she also compared that watermelon falling straight down to a wheel moving in a horizontal vector to the surface of the earth...... guranteed this channel is ran by a leftist democrap..

[@yagoovirus2751]

@@Lordprimate I'm not defending this channel but what does politics have to do with this video?

[@aaronsmith5433]

@@yagoovirus2751 everything, the reason the 737 became the Ford Pinto is because of domestoterrorat thinking. Legions of girlymen with cute beards and clean fingernails who could design an alternator, but couldn't change one out if their libtard life depended on it. Most engineers of yesteryear grew up with a wrench in their dirty little hands.

[@masondegaulle5731]

"They raise the tire only five centimeters off the ground, which doesn't feel like enough room to fit a thumb..." so as well as doing the barest attempt at research and physics not being their strong suit, clearly they have no idea what 5cm looks like either.

[@dzello]

@@valentin.kompatscher If your thumb DOESN'T fit in a 5cm gap, you got issues.

[@SolaceAndBane]

Or what a thumb looks like

[@s.aslahahmadfaizi4687]

She's american

[@mycabbages8228]

An american thumb might be fatter than average.

[@MKMR]

forbidden thumb = PP

[@fireveno]

im so happy everyone else is so frustrasted by her bare minimum knowledge and trying to explain lol

[@joshskier]

It really is just an add for Goodyear even made by Business Insider lol

[@vikasdalal5240]

How can aircraft tire withstand so much pressure? They are made in a way to withstand the pressure.

[@Salah.Ad-Din]

She's just a narrator, don't blame her.

[@pumpiron1657]

Simp detected in the comments

[@vikasdalal5240]

@@pumpiron1657 nah he is correct but you are too

[@LMurphy789]

This is like if a high school student researched aircraft tires for a couple minutes and presented it the next day

[@Big_daytona]

She even has the pauses to reach the time limit

[@funnyclip6363]

The interesting is, there are 2.9m students already viewed her video next day😀😀😀

[@samglotzbach3814]

Old habits die hard

[@curvedbridge]

yeah lol

[@MegaSaanch]

True🥧

[@worldaviation4k]

I don't think Airplanes touch down to the ground straight down at 170MPH, they fly horizontally at around that speed. The touch down is around 50 feet per minute or as less as the pilot can do to make a smooth almost weightless touchdown once contacted on the ground the spoilers come up and push the aircraft more onto the ground and create drag to slow the aircraft down

[@colbymichaud8188]

Yeah, you’re right. Whoever produced this video was clearly under qualified

[@analool7873]

@@trojan-david *LmAo yOu dOnT kNow wHaT sPoileRs aNd fLaPs ArE?* Flaps are the things extending, to generate more lift, so the plane can fly slower. So it doesnt have to land at 220kts, but instead can land at 140kts, which is way safer, since the distance to stop is smaller. Spoilers do the exact opposite. They destroy the lift, so once the aircraft touched down it wont bounce up again, and since the lift is minimized the pressure on the tires is greater, and thus the traction between runway and tire is greater. And of course spoilers create additional drag, as well as flaps do. TLDR: Flaps = More Lift at less speed + drag Spoilers = Destroys lift/ presses aircraft to ground + drag

[@analool7873]

Typical Vertical speed at touchdown is ~150 fpm. Too slow vertical speed may be counterproductive. Depending on weather and RWY Condition it might be safer to land at a higher verical speed. For example to prevent aquaplaning

[@trojan-david]

Analool yh sorry I just did some research about it. You’re right

[@analool7873]

@@trojan-david Well that was unexpected. Most ppl on yt would be stubborn about it :D

[@sky173]

The vertical speed of a watermelon vs. a tire is incomparable.

[@_Hotaru__]

That comparisson is for the average Joe/Karen so they can understand it, they tend to be very deficient in the intelligence field.

[@johnnyporker8837]

@@_Hotaru__ i dont think you know what a karen is

[@_Hotaru__]

@@johnnyporker8837 "i would like to speak to the manager, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" this person ^

[@johnnyporker8837]

@@_Hotaru__ I hate karens, but god you idiots are insufferable. Everything you don't like isnt a Karen. It just looks like you learned a new word and want to use it as much as you can.

[@truearmy1953]

😆😂 true. She is saying "aeroplanes fall and the tires don't blast" 🤣🤣

[@femanvate]

Editors: we need a video on Airliner tire engineering Intern: enters room with coffee tray Editors: heeeyyy.....

[@halilganiev4473]

short answer : the tires are special made tries which are different from regular tires

[@gfries4906]

@Tlapaglia he didnt even say tarmac

[@CarboomDisulfide]

garlic69 it might be a r/woooosh

[@Ahmed-uy1bi]

Duh

[@owo5869]

Halil Ganiev You just lose to a even shorter question. You can't even manage to be dumb, Ancestors shame.

[@sonicsupersam7793]

Tire tire tire wink,a.vljj lol

[@TechReviewInsider]

Quick answer: They are designed for it Thanks for the likes !!

[@naritruwireve1381]

Less quick answer: They're inflated for high air pressure which makes it stronger and with nitrogen so high temperatures and pressure changes have less effect on them.

[@naritruwireve1381]

@jacob marr It's called watching a video and summarizing. Calm your nuts.

[@lonleyfruitcake9292]

Ah thank you

[@husam9443]

It's only a 4 minute video

[@SlipStreamTV]

mad_over_wheels thanks for saving me 5 minutes

[@escape-livecops5418]

Correction: Planes don’t fall out of the sky, they simply glide down... and most commercial jet do not have 20 tires... narrow body’s have 6 or 10 (only 757), wide body’s have around 10 or 14 (777 and A350-1000) and double decker have around 18-22 tires.

[@davidlightfoot348]

They sometime do explode on landing. I work at an airport and saw a jet fighter's tire blow out. The system automatically blew out the other rear tire, to keep it straight on the runway.

[@diorynovis]

Time for removing tires: Airplane: 1 hour F1 car: 1 second

[@JessidGallardo]

1.88 world record*

[@blakepuzon4240]

unless you’re danny ric in monaco that is

[@JessidGallardo]

@@blakepuzon4240 Unless you're Haas and you didn't even put the wheel in

[@unpossible3249]

Mctarmac

[@aidananchaya]

Jessid Gallardo 💀

[@fraxomfire6657]

I'm sure majority of that energy when landing goes to the *suspension*

[@mr.sandhu587]

yepp

[@Sillystring365]

Shock and tension struts correct

[@Bartonovich52]

The “suspension” of an aircraft is literally just pressurized nitrogen. That’s all. There’s no springs at all. There’s a hydraulic shock, but it doesn’t support the aircraft.

[@mrstark9605]

@@Bartonovich52 you’re completely wrong. Planes have heaps of suspension depending on the LW (Landing weight)

[@cptredhorse5156]

@@Bartonovich52 Ya know what those nitro shocks are? 🥴✨ S U S P E N S I O N ✨🥴

[@AxelDayton]

Just imagine the pilot coming on the intercom and saying "ladies and gents, our tires have exploded on contact, prepare for some slip and sliding"

[@JamesRodriguez10783]

Hamilton in passengers : I’ll handle it captain.

[@D3Vlicious]

"The reason we have grooves in an aircraft tire at all is because we need to evacuate water if we were to land on a wet surface." Me and F1 fan: So they're running inters!

[@christopherbedford9897]

Yeah also a bit simplistic. It's the reason *ANY* tyre has grooves in it. She sort of touched on the real reason for the different patterns but the explanation was confusing at best, and kinda reinforced the erroneous impression that a lot of people have that car tyres have treads for "grip".

[@JamesRodriguez10783]

Lando would try to land using slicks at the runway.

[@scbl46]

Or full wets

[@Nic-cb4sp]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Tech Insider: plane tires get groovy

[@trumpjump123]

Lmao

[@christianx1z]

T h e y ' r e g r o o v i n '

[@argyroukostas7277]

Dude they think its a helicopter or something

[@Youngg_Ronnie]

I almost cringed but then I realized I’ve seen worse 😂

[@MrPositiveguy]

Damn son 😂😂

[@francisdavecabanting4453]

How to demonstrate something's toughness: compare it to a watermelon.

[@GG-ms8ey]

Also the watermelon needs to hit the ground at a -vertical- horizontal speed of 170mph

[@ColocasiaCorm]

I’m weak

[@Adnan_Khan__111]

They should say Nokia 3310 instead

[@Seth_Arvila]

Correction, dropping a tractor from 40,000 feet is by far the best way to plow a field

[@Teddy-bg3bo]

0:36 “tarmac” you can tell shes never heard a thing called a runway

[@flightsimulatoraddict9102]

Agreed

[@Big.Ron1]

In the aviation world it is sometimes called the tarmac, so she is correct.

[@flightsimulatoraddict9102]

Ron Hunter shut up it is never called tarmac it is the stupid media

[@bltzcstr8576]

I never understand why they always called it tarmac? What is so hard about appron, taxiway and runway?

[@panhandle_]

@@Big.Ron1 Trust me, it isn’t.

[@christianbraudrick5583]

The airplane doesn't land straight down! Now I can't trust anything else is true in the video

[@marcg3923]

right, some big idiot made this video

[@gavinbrown6596]

Same with tarmac, tarmac is the stuff used to pave the runway, but there is no such thing as a tarmac on a runway/taxiway

[@Andre_Jordan]

Not to mention suspension plays a huge role.

[@hunterklugh5067]

André Jordan i was thinking the same thing

[@christianbraudrick5583]

@Kermit Da Frog Oof how am I supposed to know if I dont like it if I don't watch the video?

[@ryano175]

Simple answer-It is a harder tire.There saved ya 5 minutes

[@SAvlogsyt]

And filed w/nitrogen

[@DrFinglas]

Also, a plane does not land vertically. The vertical velocity is nowhere near the speed quoted at the beginning, with the watermelon.

[@MICHGO1]

RIGHT? IT'S A STUPID VIDEO WHICH I STOPPED WATCHING ONCE THEY DROPPED A WATERMELON.

[@booonnoob7950]

Christophe Boulet motion in the vertical direction is independent of the horizontal direction. Physics.

[@psyk3e]

Thank u

[@ylihao]

"Semitruck tires aren't supposed to explode, but they do." All the more reason to reinforce semitruck tires.

[@debdipchatterjee4046]

1:56 from when did nitrogen become an inert gas? Add a matter of fact, the formula of gaseous Nitrogen is N2. N2 is very less reactive due to 3 Pπ-Pπ bonds which is highly stable. The only inert gases are He, Ne and Ar

[@Summer-xu8qu]

Huh? What about other group 18 gases??? Also, I think they only meant that nitrogen gas is inert (as is non-reactive), not like it's literally in group 18

[@sent8216]

it doesnt have to be noble to be inert i dont think

[@Snort70]

Nitrogen is an inert gas tf

[@zacharytaylor190]

Inert is relative. Compared to oxygen or fluorine, most gasses are inert. Unless you are performing the very specific harber-bosch process, n2 is going to be pretty inert.

[@smasheduptoaster9186]

Nitrogen is less sensitive to temperature changes. That's why they use it.

[@kacper2290]

Wendover: you stole everything from me

[@Macedthur]

Tech Insider: I dont even know who you are

[@jeeveso]

@@Macedthur Wendover: You will...

[@andyerosa7587]

@@Macedthur Half as Interesting: Am I a joke to you?

[@Shivam-ub6lq]

Which music were they paying at 1:02

[@adamt1905]

How DaRe you

[@nolanwaddill8472]

If airplane tires didn’t have grooves, they might... hydroPLANE

[@JasonO-rq5fb]

Well that pun took flight

[@danielmassee3789]

underated comment

[@Joshua_Starshard]

Badum Tiss

[@GTIModBlog]

🤣 love it

[@RSoin92]

Hats off to you sir.

[@bryanliggitt3732]

Not just the tires but the asphalt on high traffic runways is unique that it "stretches" on impact. It is definitely multiple variables leading to success and sustainability.

[@sheridanwilson8164]

I'm an A&P Mechanic/Flight Engineer and I can tell you that those numbers are WAY OFF 1. Only Jumbo Jets such as 747, A380, AN 225 , have tires in the double-digit range, not all commercial jets. 2. 500 Landings? No way in hell even on Autolanding. With the way these pilots land the plane, it will be a miracle to get 100 landings out of it. 3.The only way it takes an hour to change a tire is if you take a 30 minute break while changing it.

[@TheKerbalKing]

"Plane tires are subject to the most rigorous conditions of any tire." Space Shuttle Tires - "Am I a joke to you?'

[@aseheavyindustries798]

formula one: am I also a joke to you?

[@aced9852]

MEanME 💀

[@incensereviews9206]

_They raise the tire only 5 centimeters off the ground, which doesn’t feel like enough room to fit a thumb._ Your thumbs are more than two inches thick?!

[@dakshshah2972]

Yep I think it should be 5mm

[@dakshshah2972]

There's so much wrong with this video..

[@ICDedPeplArisen]

I thought that too but thinking about it right now I think they meant lengthwise. The two knuckles only

[@GeodesicBruh]

Hopeful lol American measurements are dumb

[@sam08g16]

Not sure about my thumb but my penis would certainly fit

[@BulletmanDoom]

Highly under rated engineering in the humble tyre

[@137bob3d]

very well done style of presentation ... one thing curious about are the wheel bearings ... what is their story ?

[@Eric-ww5zh]

Nobody: Media: *T A R M A C*

[@aviationraps9983]

TaRmAc lol

[@Daxtely]

Thank you, the TARMAC IS NOT A THING! It's either the apron, taxiway, or the runway!!

[@aviationraps9983]

jdrod08 yeah exactly lol TaRmAc is not in my vocabulary haha it’s a ramp or apron or runway or taxiway as you said. I can’t stand the word 😂

[@jonasplett172]

EricGaming you mean *A S P H A L T*

[@strayeddm2882]

This

[@anish9773]

2:31 it would have taken you $0 to have not said that lol 😂

[@shevaankapuwatte]

Anish Lol yeah. God this video is lame as shit

[@AlekDjRo]

As a vinyl lover that is cringy :)))

[@dougruppert2794]

@@shevaankapuwatte then why are you watching it

[@sriramr4957]

@@dougruppert2794 Coz he has to watch it first to judge it genius

[@SR20DEBT]

They didnt deflate the tires to reduce the chance of exploding, the wheel and tire are 2 separate things. They reduce the tire pressure so the tire becomes softer and it lifts a little bit off of the ground, making it easier to slide off the hub. Its the same trick diesel mechanics use when they need to change a trucks tire.

[@44Hogarth]

The AMM specifically says reduce tyre pressure to lower risk of injury on failure, nothing to do with sliding the wheel off the brake

[@bigred6464]

Are you talking about ounces of nitrogen on a 200 pound wheel & Tire assembly?

[@Michael-hz2pl]

I feel scared for the person that found out that the plane tires can explode while you exchange the old for new

[@Bartonovich52]

Yep. 200 psi and the rims are two halves held together by a ton of bolts. If those bolts crack.. then the only thing holding it together is the axle nut and wheel bearings. First thing I learned about airplanes was to always depressurize the tire before removing the axle nut.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Air Koryo is the best airline

[@shaheerthekhan]

Of course Supreme Leader, it is safe, modern and has more than enough good food

[@anthonyc4138]

@@shaheerthekhan lol

[@andrewtaco]

We're talking about the "tarmac" Mr. Kim

[@hankbridges5055]

Kim Jong-un Hey Kim, the reason you're fat is because you eat N. Koreans! The South Korean Army is better shape than N. Koreans. N. Korea soldiers are thin. They're practically skeleton. We could defeat them by simply exploding bombs in the air and they'll have a heart-attack! Wait until Winter to attack. They can't hold up in the cold. They'll surrender like Saddam's men! Kim's subs can't hold enough food for them to last underwater very long.

[@AnkitSharma-nf5qm]

@@anthonyc4138 lol

[@scoobdoos]

2:59 Most commercial planes don’t have 20 tires. The only commercial plane with that amount was the a380 at 22, and the 747 at 18. Most have 6-10

[@treincoordinaat1755]

Antonov boi

[@campbellaviation7357]

*ANTONOV ON THE OTHER HAND*

[@Almoody6996]

Duncan Shimojima Boeing 747 is one of the most used plane

[@william9837.]

I believe the 737 series of planes all use around 6 tires? I have no idea what plane they are thinking of that could possibly use 20 and be used as a commercial airliner.

[@innocentsupra]

Mohammad Tanatra “747 is the most used plane” are u high on drugs?

[@castle_novelist]

I never worry about tires when flying. Never thought of it. A missing wing or an engine fire, however...

[@smasheduptoaster9186]

You should worry much more about the tire because there aren't any cases of wings falling off and if the engine catches on fire, you've got another one.

[@iamwisdomsky]

@@smasheduptoaster9186 I rarely heard plane tires bursting, almost like never, only stuck gears/hydraulics which prevented the tires from positioning correctly upon landing. I would also worry more on engines failing than the tires. Imagine if you're flying in the middle of pacific and both engines failed.

[@smasheduptoaster9186]

@@iamwisdomsky That would be scary but it's not worrying because it's so unlikely. And landing gear failures aren't a big deal either. They happen every so often without any injuries. And a burst tire is very common. You just don't hear about it because it's not newsworthy.

[@Akasnacker]

Thanks for the information I always wondered about this!

[@albdinthug1627]

Fun fact : You didn’t search for this video

[@faystokes673]

Fun fact; you didn't spell check your comment

[@robertr7923]

Oof

[@vi-ic6vb]

fay stokes *holy shit i must have alzheimer's because i dont remember asking*

[@Ruby-yb8kk]

@@vi-ic6vb lol

[@policies8534]

Funt fact: I did

[@brandonleesanders]

Narrator: We went to the Goodyear Factory to see how these tires are made... Goodyear: It’s a secret

[@brandonleesanders]

Peg Leg - Who did a good job? The person who put together the video or Goodyear? Also I’m not sure if anyone insinuated all people involved didn’t do a good job either directly or indirectly. Very confused by your comment. It’s as if you were compelled to type on your keyboard at that very moment just to initiate a conversation that ultimately had no relevance to my original comment. You could probably win an award for best vague response on the internet. The only response that would have been anymore vague is if you would’ve responded with “ platypus”. Like do you normally communicate this way or do you usually just use hand gestures? I probably would’ve gotten more clarity if you had just used smoke signals instead....

[@brandonleesanders]

Peg Leg - Intermediate Troll Level - UNLOCKED 🔓

[@kellyjackson7889]

@Peg Leg yes plz

[@california_gold]

@Peg Leg Probably needs a hug, and a ice cream cone.

[@kencube86]

3:01 Commercial jets usually don't have 20 tires. Even the Boeing 747, one of the biggest commercial jets, have 4 main landing gears and a nose landing gear, have 18 tires only (4 on each MLG and 2 on NLG). Other smaller aircraft commonly seen like Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777, 787, Airbus 330, 340, 350 have around 10 to 14 tires.

[@jesseturner8693]

You can't drop a watermelon at 170 mph, the melon's terminal velocity is only about 112 mph.

[@kamitsoglouuu]

It depends on the height where you are dropping it

[@bigechungus6778]

@@kamitsoglouuu umm,I don't think terminal velocity depends on height??

[@Rossingiol]

@@bigechungus6778 well, technically it does as air pressure and therefore air density drops with increasing height. This reduces drag at high altitude which raises the terminal velocity as it is governed by the equilibrium of gravitational pull Vs. Atmospheric drag. If you were to drop a watermelon from the stratosphere, I guess it would slow down quite significantly on its way down....

[@TheAzizurRahman]

@@bigechungus6778 launches a watermelon in space to the surface of the moon accelerating gradually to 170 mph. Oh wait, space is a vacuum. Best to leave the comments

[@cgg3169]

I like how everyone just contradicts everything that insider posts.

[@beluwuga]

Well.. they are on the opposite side of the... thing...

[@beluwuga]

So... true.. not true... who cares? They just wanna be on the opposite side of the other... shshshshs

[@raghav1461]

"Nitrogen is an inert gas". I am triggered.

[@s.aslahahmadfaizi4687]

@@raghav1461 Yeah that got me. And she's supposed to be an expert

[@nelhed3587]

Because that video is trash. As an Aerospace engineer I'm just shocked by how badly this is made.

[@darth_vader_1574]

0:36 Call it the TARMAC one more time I dare you

[@namr1174]

Lmao

[@markaj_]

tarmac

[@aeromexico1854]

Lol

[@whereisnerve]

Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, sand or salt). Runways, as well as taxiways and ramps, are sometimes referred to as “tarmac,” though very few runways are built using tarmac

[@JonnyD3ath]

Some runways ARE tarmac though, so theres that.

[@Big.Ron1]

After 40 years in aviation I can say you pretty much nailed it. They are amazing pieces of engineering. To go from 0 to 130 to 150 knots instantly while getting many many tons of weight applied nearly as fast and survive to do it over and over again. It is amazing. And some are huge.

[@Gamerboi1027]

as a farmer i can say that that tread pattern is common on the attachments but not the vehicle itself and also that yes we do indeed hit the ground at that speed quite often

[@mondaymotivator_]

Short answer: it’s designed to land like that.

[@ox5398]

Bill Wang shes explaining how it works not why it works you idiot.

[@pat0583]

Djamel Amiar The video title literally says “why”

[@mondaymotivator_]

Djamel Amiar r/whoosh

[@mondaymotivator_]

Djamel Amiar lmao pissed off?

[@ox5398]

@@mondaymotivator_ nah im just annoyed at the hundreds of comments that are the exact same as yours, its meant to be an educational video but you guys just make it look like a joke lmao.

[@rabblay9073]

"Nitrogen is an inert gas." Your friendly neighboorhood chemist major: Well yes, but actually no.

[@joeyknight8272]

?

[@alexiscalihua-granados5816]

Thank you my friendly neighborhood chemistry major, very cool!

[@andrewzhang1290]

r/humblebrag We get it you’re a chemistry major. Thank you chemistry major. Although you don’t need to be a chemistry major to know that, it’s alright because now we know you’re a chemistry major

[@rabblay9073]

@@andrewzhang1290 don't worry, I'm not actually a chemistry major. I'm just a boi who has deep understanding about memes...

[@aravindhkumar3976]

I'm curious nitrogen isn't an inert gas...but the meaning of inert is different than what we basically use I guess....why not use the actual inert gases? Helium, argon etc? Maybe because they are hard to come by?

[@carlosmontgomery4178]

What gets me is the angular acceleration for a tire that is not spinning at all, though a huge screech, friction and grab spinning the wheel to landing speed... Here is my #1 question... How much effort would it take to install a "funnel" that moves air in between the wheel, the slotted (and angled 'spokes') that will make the wheels turn at least something above zero before they touch the ground? Tho, I do understand that there is a bit of breaking to help slow the aircraft down by this screech.

[@chhayangnaik2195]

Awesome! I loved this video, very very nicely explained! Thank You! 😄✌🏻❤️

[@ZeHoSmusician]

"If you dropped a watermelon..." People, planes don't drop when they land! (it's called a crash, otherwise!) They transition from the wings providing lift (obviously supporting the fuselage as a result) to the tyres progressively taking the plane's weight as it decelerates. "...at 170 MPH..." Again, people: Any object falling at that speed and *abruptly* hitting the ground...is going to do a whole lot more than pop. A 500,000-pound plane would smash to pieces and leave a crater--'tyres popping' would be the least of your concerns! 1:06 #facepalm

[@cswindow2478]

@ZeHoSmusician For the first bit, what else where they supposed to say? “If you transition the watermelons wings providing lift to the watermelons tyres progressively taking the watermelons weight as it decelerates.” Also, an average 747 would be landing about around 25,0000kgs. The landing speed would be around 145kts-150kts (166mph-172mph) depending on the landing flap setting selected.

[@lpsgirly1227]

ZeHoSmusician yea no shit srry we all know planes don’t just drop but it was a nice segway into the video why do you have to take things so literally?

[@ImpaledBerry]

Media : *T A R M A C* Swiss001 : [extreme frustration]

[@Will-pl4tp]

Well any aviation fan would get mad

[@mirzaahmed6589]

It's not wrong. The runway is paved with tar macadam.

[@cw9533]

Love your video. Easy to digest and easy to understand.

[@declanmukombiwa314]

Lewis literally says that his tyres are gone and goes on to win... That's the real mystery here

[@JamesRodriguez10783]

Bono: Box Box, Box Box, Box opposite Verstappen.

[@Imbad-xbox]

STOP SAYING TARMAC. IT DOESN’T EXIST

[@jaquaviancumpster9493]

Finally someone who knows

[@Sam-mv3if]

It does. It's a short for "tarmacadam".

[@jaquaviancumpster9493]

@@Sam-mv3if runways aren't made out of tarmac

[@airbus_a320neo]

Yep, *runway* is the correct term

[@submarines_1015]

Please call them what they are. Runways, taxiways, ramps etc

[@AlphaBookZ]

2:30 "Plane tires, get groovy" *disco time*

[@ExposingEvil_]

Kiss "I was made for lovin you" starts playing.....

[@pinnaclesofflight101]

It was always cool and fascinating to watch the mechanics work on a tire when I was on the ramp. Unloading the tire from the cargo bin was a different story though.

[@KommandantGSR]

"Why plane tires don't explode on landing" Most boeing models: aight I'm boutta head out

[@malcolmboy21]

Very modest using the word most. You mean ALL BOEING MODELS

[@aguy7095]

@@malcolmboy21 nOOooOOoO!!!1!1!!!1 yOu cleaRlY aRE uNEduCATeD!!1!11!!!! ItZ: LEasT bOEinG mOdeLs NOOOooOoOOo!!!

[@makronusse]

"Commercial jets usually have around 20 tires" Boeing 747: i have 18 tires and im one of the largest airplanes

[@ateebtahir7226]

a380: Am I a joke to you (22 wheels)

[@ateebtahir7226]

You forgot Airbus a380 existed. Now according to my observation of her i feel she only knows about 2 planes, 747 with 18 wheels and a380 with 22 wheels and they average to roughly around 20.0000 wheels.

[@thefrunze.198]

@@ateebtahir7226 You almost forgot the AN-225 exist

[@ateebtahir7226]

@@thefrunze.198 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@thefrunze.198]

@@ateebtahir7226 lol

[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

"I dropped my tractor from a plane into a cranberry bog in order to mash them up." "You're doing it wrong."

[@theonlysquirrelybird]

I got recommended this video right after watching a video of plane tires exploding on landing.. how intriguing

[@MuhammadAbdullah-nq8yj]

Salah satu yang bikin saya parno naik pesawat saat landing adalah kepikiran tuh roda-roda. Bahasan video ini membuat saya makin kepikiran meski dijelaskan betapa hebatnya ban pesawat di rancang.

[@fuhwurd]

you obviously haven’t heard of the term “butter.”

[@NonStopEpik]

Underrated

[@yuhyuh2420]

A man of culture, i see

[@ejoh0904]

Yup

[@christaylor656]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rcblitzfpv8346]

Yes carry on

[@rangeslider]

Starting at 2:26, I love that subtle humour. "Instead of blocky tyres...."

[@ssaihtc8922]

Thanks for sharing and it's crystal clear explanation 🤠🤠🤠

[@alaadahesh6925]

thanks ... can u tell me from what made the disks and the pads please?

[@Tuahid]

Brad is taking a day off Michelle: oh yes *COMPARES A WATERMELON TO A PLANE TIRE*

[@vladimirnystrom6820]

when you take the plane but forget your phone: - hmm yes, the floor here is made out of tarmac

[@anaiswatterson1696]

I didn't expect to see how to change plane tires in depth, now i can change my 737-300 Boeing's tires in my garage by myself!

[@Pursnikity_20022]

This was very interesting !

[@alvojnikovic2171]

How often do they inspect the tires and plane in general? Anyone know?

[@quarans08]

Short answer: Most planes don’t fall at 170 MPH.

[@superbreastman]

Hopefully most planes don't fall...Lol :-)

[@campbellaviation7357]

I hate plane speed at mph

[@escape-livecops5418]

I mean the 737 MAX does...

[@spinel_boi5619]

Planes go like: 100 50 40 30 20 10 *lands* Not 1000 SLAM (Unless you’re flying Ryanair)

[@user-ez4ny5kd7x]

When I was a cadet I landed 2500. 10.

[@paulmadruga9786]

Most truck tire blow outs, and the pieces we seen on the highway is due to the fact that most trucks use recaps (or retreads ) with exception of the steering tires. Fuel trucks as far as I know do NOT use recaps. I drive eighteen wheelers for a living and over the years have had my share of tire blow outs. One more reason (and a very good one) to stay far away from trucks! While driving my personal vehicle I stay way in front or behind, never next to one! Stay safe.

[@Awesome_Aasim]

1:06 the delivery driver when you order a truck same day

[@saathviktanuku6472]

"Why plane tyres don't explode on landing" You said it as if they had a choice

[@bahlahsurka2291]

Nobody: Brandy: Nitrogen is an *inert* gas

[@MrSupercar55]

It’s used to inflate aircraft tyres and occasionally with car tyres. The only car I can think of that has nitrogen in its tyres is the Nissan GT-R.

[@kirara4953]

@@MrSupercar55 and probably every Nascar car

[@shubhampreetsingh8630]

@@MrSupercar55 Fun Fact: Nitrogen is also filled in your chips packets, because it doesn't react with oil in it.

[@user-xx7pg3vw9k]

MrSupercar55 I have a freaking Mirage and use nitrogen. Anyone ask their tire tech for it. It’s only a few bucks more and well worth it for stable tire pressure.

[@curiouscat8457]

@@user-xx7pg3vw9k It is "inert", at least under normal pressure and temperature. But it doesn't make any difference on its expansion with heat. The main reason for using nitrogen in tyres is, any moisture has been removed from it during the production/compression. It is the moisture in normal atmospheric air causing all the problems mainly excessive pressure fluctuation with temperature changes. Added (marginal) benefits of nitrogen are a slightly less weight and more safety in case of a fire.

[@coder_gogeta]

0:26 if u just know basic high school physics than u may understand plane is descending way slower than it is moving forward otherwise it would be a direct impact with ground and everyone in plane will bounce at their seats

[@iluvgol4]

Haha i work at Goodyear and this comes up on my feed. I try to stop thinking of work 🤣

[@jeetsharma6326]

Alright who edited this 😂

[@whopperlover1772]

The same dudes that made Bill Nye The Science Guy

[@zhaoweiqu]

"TARMAC"

[@adityanpradeeppillai2661]

Aircraft tires to normal tires : *"I'm just built different."*

[@TheEvilistic]

If they devloped a vision system and drive motors to the landing gear.. they could match ground speed during landing. Alot of the re-enforcing could be eliminated.

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

They just eat lots of protein

[@LondonSambaDancerBellydancer]

NO vegan diet

[@polarbear1888]

Thank you for the comparison to a water melon. I was so silly thinking those were water melons on the bottom of the plane!!

[@petertobiasen3276]

Title of video: Airplane tires 4,6 mil people: Interesting

[@killvenger69i95]

Apart from moving 170knots horizontally and 40 ft/ sec vertical. They do have a suspension that can help tires/tyres to transfer that much energy to them . In the case of watermelon it has no other way to transfer that much force/energy so it has to be absorbed by watermelon it self. Edit :- that tyre has a top A grade steel being used inside for support.

[@Henriburger1]

“The only thing between you and the Tarmac is 45 inches of rubber.” Well if you were standing on the tire then yes but the in way more the 45 inches of rubber between the average passenger and the....ahem....runway.

[@Hebinushi]

Normal people: “Landing on the tarmac” Me, an aviation enthusiast: “W R O N G -“

[@dd-ow6pe]

she has a good voice for talking about tires

[@planetmars3925]

Nobody: Tech Insider: **calls runway a tarmac**

[@daffidavit]

You are correct. In aviation terms it's either the "apron' the "ramp" or the "runway". Tarmac is a combo of tar and macadam and other substances. It's a thing not a place.

[@planetmars3925]

Thanks im an aviation lover

[@jamiedias]

0:38 that’s a short a340 you have there

[@AbrahamSalazar210]

a340-100

[@someoneinthegalaxy5267]

Lmao

[@RANDOMGUY-ty3ze]

A340-300 same length as an a330-300

[@RANDOMGUY-ty3ze]

If its real

[@xRestart]

I deadass never had that question in my entire life. Its like a given answer.

[@keithfreitas2983]

The braking system uses Anti-skid which prevents the tires locking when the brakes are applied thus avoiding blown tires. Seen many tire blow on landing and takeoff. An example was the Continental DC10 blowing a couple of tires on takeoff at LAX in the 80s. Captain on his retirement flight decided to abort takeoff instead of taking off which could have made the accident worse.

[@PeterBaumgart1a]

Thanks, very informative. (Except maybe for the "speed" at which contact occurs. As others pointed out, the vertical speed is much smaller than the 150 mph give-or-take horizontal speed. However, the usual touch-down smoke cloud also tells you what kind of stresses occur. I believe wheels are pre-spun by the rush of air once the landing gear is extended, so that the tires/wheels do not need to go zero to very fast in an instant? Experts might know more...) However, to get to my main point here, the nitrogen fill in the plane tires (instead of plain old air) is probably bogus. Dry air would do too! Maybe it's easier to guarantee that the gilling gas is dry if N2 is used? Not sure... But in general, even for car nuts and wannabe racers, dry air will do just fine. Tire shops like the sucker who pays $20 for a fill with nitrogen, and they even throw in the little green valve caps! (I also suspect a placebo effect. With N2 in your tires some might feel like they can race better, and then they actually do! :-)

[@asaschlobohm]

Nobody: Tech Insider: Airplane tires don’t explode on impact Ryanair: Hold my rough landing

[@ezraschuppe6461]

Well that’s 5 minutes of my life I’m never getting back

[@infernopandagaming]

The last part was OP 😂

[@_Dwarkin]

You know, just a moment ago I was going to sleep, but for unknown reason decided to check my subscriptions. Of course this video was gently recommended to me by KZbin algorithms so my sleep is delayed for another five minutes 😂