Airplane tires may typically be smaller than truck tires, but despite bearing far more weight at much higher speeds (for comparably shorter amounts of time) they're typically quite durable. In fact, ...

Milan Bergamo airport - also known as Orio al Serio and serving the Italian city of Bergamo - endured a day of chaos on Tuesday, following an incident involving a Ryanair flight arriving from ...

An Eithad plane with almost 300 passengers on board has been forced to abort take-off after smoke from its landing gear caused two wheels to explode. Etihad Airways flight EY461 bound for Abu Dhabi ...

DIVERTING DANGER When nitrogen-filled tyres explode, there is less risk of combustion On-site nitrogen generator supplier NitraLife has supplied numerous opencast mines across Southern Africa with ...

ANOTHER worker has been killed by an exploding tyre at a Queensland mine, the latest in a string of similar fatalities. A TYRE on a large mining truck exploded at the Dawson coal mine, in the Bowen ...

Formula 1 tyres are engineered for extreme speed and grip but sometimes, they violently fail. From blistering heat to brutal cornering forces, we uncover the high-stakes science behind why these ...