As with most airliners, tires are normally replaced on inspection, and the wear depends not only on the number landing / takeoff cycles, but the nature of the landings and takeoffs, quality of runways, and so on. Cycle counts can be dozens or hundreds; rougher landings contribute to greater wear. read more
As with most airliners, tires are normally replaced on inspection, and the wear depends not only on the number landing / takeoff cycles, but the nature of the landings and takeoffs, quality of runways, and so on. read more
When you change it you put a new tube in there (with some baby powered so it slides into the tire) and put the tire on. Luckily we don't need all the big equipment to change a tire on a wheel that you need for a car. On the 747 you have two wheel trucks per wing so you can just lift one truck without having to jack up the plane. read more
The Boeing Tri-jet has a lot heavier footprint, meaning that the weight is a lot more on those 4 main tires than it is on the DC-10's 8 mains. Therefore, the DC-10's will get a little longer service life. read more