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Originally Posted by gf0012-aust
The advantage of staggered wheels though is in weight distribution and absolute load bearing.
distributed load bearing weight, weight means (usually) greater flexibility. it gives broader options for the loaders when packing. Its an issue of ground pressure.
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yes, i agree, more and farther positioned tires will decrease load on runway, and increase stability, c5has 12 wheels per side, an has 10, but size of the tires makes a difference, i don,t know sizes of each one, nor i ever seen 2 next to each other, i know from experience, an lands just fine, i'd suspect if it has been an issue russians would adress it, now im curious what size of the tires on each one, i found no dementions so far, lots of pic. but i cant tell the size from them.