Airplane tires are sometimes overlooked, but they must withstand tons of force on touchdown. How much do airplane tires cost, ...

Tires are one of the most crucial components in any modern commercial aircraft, bearing the responsibility of controlling massive airframes containing potentially hundreds of passengers safely during ...

Airplane tires may typically be smaller than truck tires, but despite bearing far more weight at much higher speeds (for comparably shorter amounts of time) they're typically quite durable. In fact, ...

Plane tires can handle thousands of pounds of weight and high speeds - and it's mostly due to how they're made. A combination of sturdy materials and nitrogen create a tire strong enough to handle the ...

Hundreds of thousands of planes land every day, rolling down the tarmac at 170 miles per hour while carrying thousands of pounds of weight. Why don't airplane tires give under these extreme conditions ...

An aircraft's tires are usually an afterthought for most airline passengers. Despite only being on the ground for brief periods of time during most flights, planes still use their tires a great deal.

The wheel of a US Airways aircraft fell off Wednesday prior to takeoff at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. According to charlotteobserver.com, officials said that Flight 1992 to Providence, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If you dropped a watermelon at 170 mph, it would be a mess. Strap over 500,000 pounds to its back and it would be, well, nothing. But airplane tires ...