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minus-square@Michal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 days ago5 metric tons? What’s that, a set for one plane?
minus-square@athairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 days agoA tire for a 737 is about 110 kg. So, that’d be 45 tires.
minus-square@exasperation@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 days agoThe 787 has 8 main tires and 2 nose tires. The main tires are 218 lbs (about 100kg) and the nose tires are 114 lbs (about 50kg). So a set is roughly 1970 lbs/900kg, pretty close to a short ton. 5 metric tonnes would be about 5.6 sets of 787 tires.
minus-square@yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish4•3 days agoHow many starts and landing single tire can hold? quick google said 300-450? How big % of total needs that interrupt was?
5 metric tons? What’s that, a set for one plane?
A tire for a 737 is about 110 kg. So, that’d be 45 tires.
The 787 has 8 main tires and 2 nose tires. The main tires are 218 lbs (about 100kg) and the nose tires are 114 lbs (about 50kg). So a set is roughly 1970 lbs/900kg, pretty close to a short ton. 5 metric tonnes would be about 5.6 sets of 787 tires.
How many starts and landing single tire can hold? quick google said 300-450? How big % of total needs that interrupt was?