August 11, 2008 | 8 comments

Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for Soldiers [Slide Show]

The Pentagon investigates the use of a new type of airless tire designed to get troop-carrying Humvees through hot spots without stopping

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BUILDING A BETTER TIRE:Resilient Technologies's "non-pneumatic tire" (NPT) is designed to continue supporting the Humveeget troops out of harm's wayeven if a roadside landmine or small arms attack destroys up to 30 percent of the tire's honeycomb structure.
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