All depends: Saw the central landing gear tires on an SR-71 jet once, which were worn down to the canvas, and figured they probably didn't wear them down this far by rolling the planes around the museum. When asked, the staff said the air force (or who operated the planes - I've forgotten by now) thought it was perfectly safe to land the plane with them. At 200 mph+.....
All depends: Saw the central landing gear tires on an SR-71 jet once, which were worn down to the canvas, and figured they probably didn't wear them down this far by rolling the planes around the museum. When asked, the staff said the air force (or who operated the planes - I've forgotten by now) thought it was perfectly safe to land the plane with them. At 200 mph+.....
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