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Topic: 262442246311: Bridgestone Shuttle tire
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cfreeze79 Member Posts: 455 From: Herndon, VA, USA Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-17-2016 04:06 PM
Thoughts on this eBay auction for a Bridgestone space shuttle tire? Being offered is this Space Shuttle Tire and Wheel that were surplussed from NASA Langley Research Center....my research has not been able to verify that Bridgestone Tires were ever used on the Space Shuttle, so this tire and wheel most likely were a part of the Space Shuttle Tire Testing Program preformed at NASA Langley Research Center. Anyone with other information please feel free to share. Tire tread shows wear as does the wheel. Tire is stamped Bridgestone Airplane Tire and is marked with the following information: Boeing Part No on tire is S160T201-342 or S160T201-3421 H46x18.0-20 28PR APS01412-A Speed Rating 225 MPH Load Rating 44200 LBS Manufactured on 24th of May, 1988Bendix Rim is stamped with the following information: H46x18-20 or H45x17-20 PN2606942 Manufactured on 5-91 |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-17-2016 04:18 PM
The surplus auction where this and other tires were offered was discussed here. |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2475 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-18-2016 04:18 AM
I asked my landing gear engineer as he worked for Michelin and supported the shuttle tire program. "The only approved flight tire was the BF Goodrich tire which later became a Michelin through acquisition."He was going to look into it some more incase the wheel itself may be a shuttle part. | |
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