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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 7:37 am
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sudden emergency stop that causes a tire to burst at the bead and impact (I have yet to see an emergency stop that bursts a tire without impact, but that doesnt mean it hasnt happened)

Airplanes with a sudden emergency and need to abort takeoff can have this problem. They need to apply the brakes fully after just accelerating to several hundred miles an hour and immediately switch to reverse thrust so they don't overshoot the runway. All that heat builds up and can blow the tires. With cars, I don't think such things easily happen.
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