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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Tyre maintenance systems have been around for many a year with the first pressure detection systems for aircraft being patented pre WW2. It does depend on the manufacturer with a few aircraft having it as standard and some as an option. It is though isn't compulsory and looking round I'm surprised that few commercial aircraft have it installed. Instead it seems to be cargo carriers (especially oversized) that have these systems fitted as well as being more prevalent states side. I didn't state that the Q400 had one fitted or not but assumed that for such a crucial part that most manufacturers would fit one as standard.. Either way the pilot should have known whether by alarm or handling..
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Originally Posted by Stuart
Actually, this isn't strictly related to the thread, but in my pre-Uni days, I was a freight forwarding clerk. I was slightly alarmed to find that often the restrictions on the vehicles used to carry freight were (in some cases) a lot harsher than those used to carry people. For instance, if the frieght was carried under a letter of credit, the LOC often specified that the vehicle used (be it a plane or ship) was less than 15 years old. AFAIK, no such restriction exists on Passenger vehicles.
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We do wheels by Messier-Bugatti-Dowty and theres no TBMS in them, I've attached a photo that I took of the Herc wheels at work (not really relavent but.) To give I ideal of scale the large one is 4 foot high, and I've seen new tyres with a mooosive flat spot but still usable, but removed for safety.
One of the companies that I deal with, but not for tyre monitoring
http://www.craneae.com/Products/Sens...ingSystem.aspx
The only plane I can find that has this is the B777