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1952
1952 - 0077.PDF
ir JANUARY 1952 FLIGHT 5 The first Palmer aircraft tyres and wheels "took off" in 1911. As manufacturers of the first cord tyre, and the first motor tyre to cover 100 miles in the hour, it was fitting that the Palmer Company should pioneer in the conquest of the air, adding to its laurels the proud record that every British combat plane which fought overseas in the first world war was equipped with Palmer tyres and wheels. Between the wars, many record flights were achieved on Palmer tyres and wheels. Alcock and Brown's aircraft, for example— first to cross the Atlantic—was Palmer- equipped. Later, despite major damage by enemy action in 1940, the Company's resources were greatly expanded to provide comprehensive service for the aircraft in dustry and for flying in all its phases— research, design, development, production To-day there is a full range of Palmer tyres for aircraft-—from the smallest tail wheel to the main wheels of trans-ocean liners. As other facets of the many-sided service now available to the industry, the output of Palmer wheels, brakes and control mechan isms has been steadily increased, and an X-Ray Test House (approved by the A.I.D. and A.R.B.) has been fully equipped with modern cameras. Notable additions to the range of essential components are Palmer Silvoflex high- pressure hose units complete with end fittings, currently fitted as fuel and oil pipes on the latest piston and jet engines made by Rolls Royce, de Havilland, Arm strong Siddeley, Bristol, etc. These include a fire-proof type and are also approved by A.I.D. and A.R.B. THE PALMER TYRE LIMITED 'FIRST IN THE AIR' PENFOLD STREET, EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, N.W.8.
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