Testing Aero Tyres

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

195

Date Released

22 Sep 1958

Date recorded

15 Aug 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mushroom Farm
2. 2Station Bees
3. 3Testing Aero Tyres

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: In flying, the accident hazards which spring to mind are collision, fire, engine failure and, more rarely, metal fatigue. A part not usually associated with disaster is tyres; to see why this is so, we visit one of the world’s largest rubber factories at Birmingham, to see some of the ingenious and spectacular tests carried out to ensure perfect safety in all conditions.

Keywords

Science and technology; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Birmingham; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

352

Story extras:

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