If we’re talking 2.5 sticks of TNT, wouldn’t drilling into the tire… release that energy? Explosively? Drilling a hole isn’t exactly a controlled deflation.
Maybe this was for a scenario where a controlled deflation was off the table, and they just needed a way to release the pressure without killing an engineer.
Yes? But a human doesn't have to be nearby.
Previously:
When NASA Used an RC Tiger II to Drill into Space Shuttle Tires