[AT] OT truck tires/driveshaft?

[Stephen Offiler]

Ah-HA!  Gotcha.  Heavy aircraft vs. all aircraft; that distinction was
throwing me.  Thanks for clearing that up.

Thinking about it.. this doesn't really change the point.  One can still
say THE reason nitrogen is required in aircraft (in those cases where
nitrogen is required at all) is due to the risk of explosion if oxygen were
present.  It's not a matter of pressure "stability" at temperature
extremes.  Or corrosion.  Or anything else the advertising churns out.

Mileage saving!  Good one.  Called on the carpet, they'd cite the diffusion
rate of N2 vs regular air.  N2 is a slightly larger molecule and diffuses
thru rubber slightly more slowly than O2.  Note "slightly" and note that
regular air is nearly 80% N2 in the first place, so it's only about 20% (I
am using round numbers), that is, the O2 component of regular air, that
diffuses slightly more rapidly .  What would you call a rate that is 1/5 of
"slightly"?  Maybe, VERY slightly?  To see a fuel economy difference that
was large enough to actually measure in the real world, you'd have to let
diffusion take place for a period of years.

SO



On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:

> I understand what you are saying and I agree.  I am just pointing out
> that it is "the reason" for the heavy aircraft, not all aircraft.  All
> my tires including the ones on my airplanes are filled with air and are
> legal and I am happy.  We do use nitrogen where dry is a good idea, such
> as airing up struts, etc.
> A local tire store advertises heavily that they only fill your tires
> with mileage saving nitrogen.  I consider it all advertising BS. But
> many people swear by it.  I am also not all that convinced they use all
> nitrogen at all.  I don't do business with that place.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
>
> On 5/19/2014 9:19 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> > Just saying... the stated reason in the AD is *the* reason that explains
> > nitrogen in aircraft.  There's a lot of misleading information out there
> > that tries to suggest otherwise...referring primarly to the advertising
> and
> > marketing efforts of those who manufacture nitrogen machines for filling
> > automotive tires.
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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