Tire smoke gets in your eyes....

On 12/10/2010 23:46, Canuck wrote:
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"®i©ardo" wrote in message
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On 12/10/2010 16:49, Canuck wrote:
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On 12/10/2010 01:29, Canuck wrote:
?....and farmer's burning stubble too. Sigh. Tons of haze today.

Wow, can smell it from here!

;-)

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It was interesting to watch the arriving aircraft. Most every other type
did not kick up that much smoke. However, ALL of the 737s did. Even a
similarly sized Embraer managed to pull off a nice touchdown with barely
a puff of smoke.

N.

A good source of income for those who make the tyres. Tut! How cynical.

;-)

I don't have any stock in them..... :-)

I know some aircraft have wheels that help the airstream spin the tires
to ease the contact somewhat. I wonder if this is standard on all
aircraft or if it came into use fairly recently?

N.

I think that's been around for some years.

I can still recall, as a paratrooper in the 60s, standing in the door of
a Blackburn Beverley waiting for the green light to come on so that I
could depart and watching the main undercarriage wheels turning in the
slipstream. I doubt, though, that that was intentional in order to
reduce tyre wear.

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