Tyres in the sky

摘要

The "disappearance" of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 on 8 March 2014 has provoked several possibilities. While not connected, this incident highlights that maintenance of aircraft tyres is important. Aviation tyres represent another small but high margin niche market, since it is also the most technically demanding, with the tyres on commercial jets having to sustain loads similar to large earthmovers, but at speeds more common to Formula 1 racing cars.