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Originally Posted by IROC
Something is fishy about that narrative above. It implies that tires are typically inflated with oxygen? Who in the world would do that? “Air” is mostly nitrogen with only a small percentage of oxygen, so air is mostly nitrogen already. And, why would oxygen (atomic number of 8) seep out easier than nitrogen with an atomic number of 7? I thought the main reason for nitrogen fill was to control for water vapor content.
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Mike, I suspect it was a slip of the tongue. Probably meant to say normal air, ( which, as you pointed out contains moisture). The most important thing would be controlling the pressure variance through the temperature range.
Remember, the guy was only a pilot.
(I'm ducking now!)
Best
Les