A United Kingdom (UK) Royal Air Force Airbus A330-200 MRTT Voyager (registered ZZ335) experienced main-gear tyre damage during take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States. The moment of the tyre of the refuelling aircraft blew-out was caught on camera (see below).
The aircraft was deployed in exercise “Red Flag” supporting UK and U.S. fighter jets in an aerial combat exercise. “The crew felt some minor vibrations early on, as per a routine take-off, but were unaware of the seriousness of the incident and the take-off continued safely,” the Royal Air Force said.
Once airborne, the tyre pressure sensors showed faults with two of the tyres. The aircraft’s exterior inspection cameras were used to confirm the extent of the damage.
The crew also contacted a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet on the exercise, to fly alongside and conduct a visual inspection. The aircraft, with lowered landing gear to reduce even more landing weight, safely returned to Nellis Air Force Base.
World is full of accidents,incidence mishaps and terrorism
Prevention is better than cure as a doctor
When a tyre burst in air or after take off there should be an additional spare inner tyre attached to the normal tyre used in Emergency come out to rescue
Or keep an internal or external attachment to the tyre and in Air can be repaired by Artificial intelligence
A good way of life
Justice for humanity
Civilised world still backward to comman since
Dr Suhail