Aircraft wheel comprising a duct establishing a leakage path in the wheel

DRIVE September 30, 2015
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The invention relates to an aircraft wheel comprising a rim and a tire (20) received on the rim, the rim comprising two parts (1; 2) assembled together by means of assembly bolts (5), one of the parts comprising a housing (3) in which a sealing gasket (4) is arranged which is interposed between the two parts, the wheel being characterized in that at least one of the parts comprises at least one channel (6) extending under the gasket to organize a leak path between on one hand a volume of gas delimited by the rim and the tire and on the other hand a space between the parts, the path being nominally closed by the gasket when the bolts are tightened correctly but allowing gas to leak from said volume when the bolt associated with said opening is not tightened correctly or is missing.

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