Old 04-03-21 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
How does the 50 to 80 psi in the tire compress the foam enough to not touch the contact patch, and then the same foam hold your weight?

If it's the rear tire that's 60+% of your body being held up?
Good question! Dunno, but I’d guess variable compressibility, such that the entire volume of the Airliner doesn’t compress, but maybe only a range or layer of it does. Maybe some of the cavities in the foam are under vacuum which, at atmospheric pressure, the mechanical properties of the foam overcomes to maintain form, but then collapse when air pressure is increased inside the tire. Does that make any sense?
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