Bald tires and other stuff , do you report?

[TheGrandK-Man]

Originally Posted by jet757f

Well I have bad news for you. The airlines do retread tires. It is quite common.

Well, to their credit, I'm sure the airlines take exponentially better care of their tires than do the vast majority of drivers, and riders.

The average person doesn't even know where the correct specified cold tire pressure is listed for their car, light truck, or bike, even though in the case of the car their butt slides right past that information every time they get into or out of the drivers seat! Let alone even know how to interpret a tire pressure gauge or how to put air in the tires or bleed it out.

Also, aviation tires are not subject to constant left-right action, and are kept at such high pressures there is almost no 'squirm' - flexing - during a flight cycle.

[Stefan_from_Germany]

Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man

Also, aviation tires are not subject to constant left-right action, and are kept at such high pressures there is almost no 'squirm' - flexing - during a flight cycle.

Not sure about that one. Side loads in crosswind take offs and landings can be very significant. Also cornering while taxiing produces significant side loads. The nose when turns almost 90 degrees in a sharp turn while the engines try to push the aircraft forward, not around the corner. High(er) speed cornering at lesser steering angles also results in side loads.

Yes, they are inflated to high pressure but you can still see a bulge at the bottom of a properly inflated aircraft tire.