Re: More Shuttle theories
I saw a letter in my local paper from an engineer who claimed to have worked on the design of the landing gear system for the shuttles. He claims that the tires had blowout plugs that would not let them build up more than a moderate amount of pressure. He said the tires will simply pop the plugs and deflate. There’s no way a tire will explode and damage, or blow open the door. It was a safety factor designed into the system from the very beginning.