The tires on airplane wheels seem to be a lot thicker than automobile tires. Next to that many airplane tires also seem to have much less tread pattern compared to car tires.

Why do the wheels on modern airplanes look so different to car wheels and why? When the airplane was first invented the wheels on it looked very similar to those of a car. But now-a-days airplane tires have a completely different design.

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