On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 02:31:24 GMT, EDR wrote:

In article , stephen
wrote:

Hello,

How safe is Eclipse Aviaion's decision to expose the wheel on jet that
cruises at 41,000 feet?
Has this been done before? On what airplane?

What difference does it make how high the airplane flies?
The Cessna Citation has had exposed wheels since it was developed in
the late 60's/early 70's.

I think he's asking about either excess tire pressure bursting the
tire or the tire expanding and getting stuck in the wheel well.

Some sort of variation on the question comes up a couple to times a
year here. The answer is usually that no, the maximum pressure
differential is about 15 psi, which is trivial for a tire.

Don