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   "Mick" <@_#`~#@.^net> wrote in news:GRDAk.13300$rV4.9968@newsfe03.iad:   
      
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   > Subject: Re: Why   
   > nitrogen? Lines: 207   
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   > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:09:35 -0500   
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   > "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message   
   > news:gaus87$1cd$20@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...   
   >| "Mick" <@_#`~#@.^net> wrote in news:tjzAk.9123$PS3.4364@newsfe06.iad:   
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   >| > "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message   
   >| > news:Xns9B1B158056666pissupropeeh@208.90.168.18...   
   >| >> "Bob F." wrote in   
   >| >> news:8tadnXEaEMR-YVPVnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@comcast.com:   
   >| >>   
   >| >>> "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message   
   >| >>> news:Xns9B1BCF859608pissupropeeh@208.90.168.18...   
   >| >>>> "Viperdoc" wrote in   
   >| >>>> news:B2Bzk.502$YU2.124@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com:   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>>> The thread on brakes raised a question from the past- why   
   >| >>>>> nitrogen in the tires of big jets and heavies? Air is around   
   >| >>>>> 78% nitrogen anyway, and the coefficient of expansion of the   
   >| >>>>> remaining 20%   
   >| that's   
   >| >>>>> oxygen can't make that much difference in volume.   
   >| >>>>>   
   >| >>>>> Why not just use dry air? I couldn't imagine that dry air or   
   >| >>>>> dry nitrogen could make that much difference in corrosion,   
   >| >>>>> either.   
   >| >>>>>   
   >| >>>>> I seem to recall someone giving me the rationale for this a   
   >| >>>>> long time ago, but also seem to remember thinking it didn't   
   >| >>>>> make that much sense at the time.   
   >| >>>>>   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>> Well, the greasemonkies say it preserves the rubber. Having said   
   >| that   
   >| >>>> we go   
   >| >>>> through them pretty quick and even considering retreads there   
   >| >>>> wouldn't be years of exposure or anything..   
   >| >>>> Wheel fires may be another good reason...   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>>   
   >| >>>> bertie   
   >| >>>   
   >| >>>   
   >| >>> Right, they are called Napoleon tires. You heard of "Napoleon   
   >| >>> Blown Apart" haven't you. :-)   
   >| >>>   
   >| >>   
   >| >> groan!   
   >| >>   
   >| >>   
   >| >> A guy i used to work with witnessed the aftermath of someone   
   >| >> trying   
   >| to   
   >| >> fill a 707 nosewheel wiht an incorrect type reduction on the   
   >| >> bottle.   
   >| The   
   >| >> guy was pretty much vaporised. My friend spent months as a witness   
   >| >> in the subsequent lawsuit.   
   >| >>   
   >| >> Bertie   
   >| >   
   >| > You're a cross posting dumb ass.   
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   >| >   
   >| >   
   >|   
   >| And you're a fjukktard wannbe just about anythign.   
   >|   
   >| Bertie   
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   I always do.   
      
      
      
   Bertie   
      
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