From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Burst tire LNC2
To: lml
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:29:22 -0400
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Posted for Mafopp5@aol.com:

Anyone had a burst tire and landed on the brake disc?

I was lucky last week when I noticed thing were not quite okay just as I was 
cleared for take-off.  I aborted the run just in time because, by the time the 
main gear tire was flat I could no longer control the aircraft.  The disk ate 
in to the runway surface and the other brake could not hold the aircraft 
against it.

My engineer has suggested I do what the high-performance glider guys do, 
which is to fill the tires with foam.  Then if you lose pressure you do not 
lose 
the tire shape.  Of course each time you change the tube/tire its a 
replacement.  Has anyone out there tried the foam solution to this, 
potentially, 
dangerous occurrence?

I'm just back on to lancaironline having changed my email address.

All the best,

Michael

Dr Michael A Fopp
Home Office
email address: Mafopp5@aol.com