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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 56,706
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
My dad was a pilot in the USAF, and he flew C-124s and they have a HUGE set of tires to handle the weight. "His" aircraft was pretty much totaled, the hangar was leveled and several airmen were killed when a tire blew up during a tire change. Fortunately for me, dad was a pilot, and not part of maintenance so he was not involved. He siad that accident totally changed the way tire changes were handled. It was the basis for the maintenance manual for tire changes from then on.
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Wow!
Or if you were lucky enough to spring for the good stuff. Byron would know...
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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