Originally Posted by BahrainLad
The primary fact is that the aircraft is designed to withstand forces up to a certain, certified level. These include tyre bursts. As shown by history, previous tyre bursts on Concorde did not result in the loss of the aircraft. However, this tyre burst was far violent than any experienced before (or ever imagined) and the reason it was so violent is because CO fitted an aluminium part in place of a titanium one.
This could (and probably will) be argued into the ground, but I would like to know why a titanium part, would cause a tire burst "far violent than any experienced before." Are there facts that back that up?