Avro Lancaster I PB752 of Dunlop's test flight at Elmdon in 1946. The squat Compacta tyre looks somewhat incongruous. Note the rear turret still retains its guns.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancaster / Type 683 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

The men who flew and serviced Dunlop's test flight pose in front of the fleet at Elmdon in 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancaster / Type 683 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941Percival Proctor - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Wellington Mk III BK563 and Lancaster MK I PB752 fitted with experimental Dunlop tyres at Elmdon in 1946. Both aircraft retain their defensive armament. BK563 replaced Wellington BK187, which was damaged while taxying over boggy ground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancaster / Type 683 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Line-up of Dunlop test flight aircraft at Elmdon in 1946. Lincoln RE253 and Buckingham XV479 stand behind the company's Proctor V executive transport.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lincoln / Type 694 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944Bristol Buckingham / Type 163 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Percival Proctor - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Left, a production tyre, used for intensive flight development, fitted to Wellington BK563. Right, a Compacta experimental aero tyre is seen in its final development stage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The two photographs show the initial Compacta experimental aero tyre at left, with a normal-sized wheel and tyre assembly at right. Successive very hard braking almost tore the Compacta to pieces. The aircraft used for these experiments was Wellington Mk III BK563.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936