While airplane tires might look like the ones on our cars, they're not filled with regular air, but nitrogen. There are ...

And when they're inflated, it's not with regular air. Airplane tires are filled with nitrogen. Brandy: Nitrogen is an inert gas, so high temperatures and pressure changes have less effect.

Traditionally, car tires have been filled with compressed air. Air is 78 percent nitrogen and just under 21 percent oxygen, and the rest is water vapor, CO2, and small concentrations of noble gases ...

And when they're inflated, it's not with regular air. Airplane tires are filled with nitrogen. Brandy: Nitrogen is an inert gas, so high temperatures and pressure changes have less effect.