Radials Still Making Their Way Onto Aircraft
Credit: Southwest Airlines
Boeing's decision to make radial tires standard for main and nose landing gear on the 737 MAX is a welcome upgrade for airlines that have compared radials' performance with the alternative—the bias-ply tires that have been an industry standard for decades. Bias-ply models account for 70% of all...
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