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Aviation History
1950
1950 - 1977.PDF
12 KLIGHT 23 NOVEMBER 1950 40,000 MILES WORLD TOUR 0950) WITH THE Vac/e MARATHON I On 14th January, 1950, from the Blackbushe Airfield, the first production-type Handley Page Marathon I Aircraft (G-ALUB) took off for a 40,000 miles sales tour to the Southern Hemisphere— , equalling an airline operational period of 600 hours. From start to finish (2nd May) no trouble of any kind was experienced with the Palmer wheels, tyres, brakes, Silvoflex flexible pipes, etc. The pilot (Mr. Hugh Kendal) and his officers paid special tribute to the landing gear, which was considered to have put up a spectacular performance because so much more was asked of the standard Palmer Components than is normally expected. 250 landings and take-offs were made at aero- dromes in temperature extremes of 30°F (Bagdad) and IIO°F (Calcutta). The amazing performance of the Palmer tyres is evidenced by the fact that the runway surfaces included concrete, tarmac, bitumen, steel plates, coral, asphalt, turf, oiled strips, sand, etc. PALMER EQUIPMENT ON MARATHON I Main Wheels, Tyres and Brake Assemblies (4) Nose Wheel and Tyre Cll Pneumatic Rams (4) 706.B Brake Control Units (2) C.43 Pneumatic Control Unit C.25 Nose Wheel Ram Silvoflex (fireproof) flexible hose assemblies in the fuel,oil, pneumatic and Graviner systems of the four de Havilland « Gipsy - Queen' Series 70 2 engines. THE PALMER TYRE LIMITED Penfold St., Edgware Road, London, N.W.8. TYRES • WHEELS Imer BRAKES SILVOFLEX
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