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by rvba 826 days ago
Who manufactures plane tires? How much do they cost?

What about fighters and bombers?

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The same companies that manufacture car tires-- Goodyear, Bridgestone, Michelin, and probably most of the other major manufacturers (but those three definitely all have aircraft tire businesses).

They're probably not cheap.

About $6000 per tire in the one source I found, which lasts anywhere from 2 to 4 months depending on how many times a day it lands. Bridgestone manufacturers tires for the 777 but it’s not clear if they made the one that fell off