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Wisconsin company developing airless tire for Army Humvees

Posted January 03, 2007 7:28 AM

From detnews.com - Autos Insider:

WAUSAU, Wis. -- A team of mechanical engineers funded by the Pentagon has an idea for saving the lives of troops in Iraq: An airless tire that won't go flat if shot or hit by shrapnel from a roadside bomb.

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Re: Wisconsin company developing airless tire for Army Humvees

01/04/2007 9:51 AM

Weird . . . I thought Michelin already did this

http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html

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Re: Wisconsin company developing airless tire for Army Humvees

01/04/2007 2:55 PM

WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THE INSIDE OF THIS TIRE GETS PACKED WITH MUD?

HOW IS THAT GOING TO EFFECT THE BALANCE OF THE TIRE AND WILL IT HOLD TOGETHER AT HIGH SPEEDS IF OUT OF BALANCE?

FOR THAT MATTER HOW WOULD YOU BALANCE A TIRE LIKE THIS ANYWAY?
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