Patent ID: 7096909

Claim:
A pneumatic tire for use on aircrafts comprising: a nominal bead diameter N BD , a tread, a crown reinforcement, and a radial carcass reinforcement comprising at least one axially inner ply of textile cord wound around a pair of bead cores, the bead cores having a radial height B h , the at least one axially inner ply being wound around the bead core in each bead from inside to the outside forming outside turn-ups, and at least one axially outer ply of textile cords extending from bead to bead along the turn-ups of the inner plies, each bead having an elastomeric filler of substantially triangular shape, the apex A of the filler being located above the bead core extending a distance D as measured from a line YY′ parallel to the axis of the tire and through the location of the nominal bead diameter, and a flipper wound around the bead core to form an axially inner leg and an axially outer leg, the axially inner leg being located at a radial distance L I from the reference line YY′, and the axially outer leg being located a radial distance Le from the reference line YY′, wherein L I >B H , and LE<0.7D; and a chafer, the chafer having a minimum rubber gauge Z, Z being in the range of 0.04 inch (1.0 mm) to 0.16 inch (4.1 mm) as measured from the radially innermost cord under the bead core.