2014 Std - First Set of Accessories

[flynrider]

Good point Kenny! Never thought of that. Personally I've always thought the nitrogen in passenger vehicle tires was mostly just nonsense and added profit for the dealer, or whoever sells N2. Racing, etc. well, different matter I guess.

I work as a civilian in Navy aviation and the Navy does use dry nitrogen in aircraft tires for all the reasons like corrosion, etc. Also in the big airborne radar I work on we use dry nitrogen in part of the transmission line to increase dielectric strength. But being dry, it also helps prevent corrosion. The rest of the line uses filtered and dried bleed air from the engines.

It also reduces the risk of an explosion due to an overheated tire or brake. Last thing you want is to retract an overheated wheel into the well, only to have it explode inside the aircraft structure. That could hurt!