TIRE INFLATION OPTIMISATION

There is provided a tire inflation optimisation apparatus configured to determine an optimum inflation pressure for a tire installed on an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a memory and a controller. The memory stores information relating tire gas properties to aircraft schedule parameters and a reference pressure for the tire. The controller is configured to receive future schedule information indicative of a future flight schedule for the aircraft and to determine an optimum inflation pressure for the tire based on the received future schedule information, the stored information relating tire gas properties to aircraft schedule parameters, and the stored reference pressure.