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The Space Shuttle and Commercial Airplanes Use Nitrogen in their Tires. Should you?
from Porsche Purist
The answer, it would appear, depends on who you ask. You see, Nitrogen is used in the space shuttle and in commercial airliners mostly because it is non-combustible. The likelihood of the tires on your Porsche getting hot enough, during normal driving, to explode is fairly slim. However, there are other reasons to consider Nitrogen. More