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TxsTitan · 11-14-2007, 10:04 PM

I spent some years in the Air Force and understood that the main reason that they used nitrogen in aircraft tires is because nitrogen is an asphyxiant (removes oxygen from the air). This removes one major component of the fire triangle therefore reducing the risk of fires caused by blowouts during high pressure landings. I don't see that really coming into play in automobiles.

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TxsTitan Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Air vs. Nitrogen filled tires I spent some years in the Air Force and understood that the main reason that they used nitrogen in aircraft tires is because nitrogen is an asphyxiant (removes oxygen from the air). This removes one major component of the fire triangle therefore reducing the risk of fires caused by blowouts during high pressure landings. I don't see that really coming into play in automobiles.