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The tundra-style tire has been independently invented at different times and places. In North America its post-World War II invention is credited to Canadian Welland Phipps, [1] potentially inspired by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's pre-World War II development of their own, similar low-pressure "airwheel" as a complete wheel-rim and tire set — said to be of the "Musselman" type from U ...
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Found Brothers Aviation was formed in 1946 to produce a new design by Captain S.R. Found, the Found FBA-1A. The FBA-1 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 140 hp (104 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engine, designed from its inception to be operated on wheels, tundra tires, skis and on floats. [1] The aircraft first flew on 13 July 1949.
In 1953 and founded a business called Atlas Aviation, based in Resolute Bay. He invented a new type of balloon tundra tire that allows an aircraft to land safely on tundra. The type of tire is known as the Weldy Special. [1] Atlas Aviation introduced the first regular scheduled airline service to Canada's most northern communities. [2]
Maule MX-7-235 Maule M-7-235C on amphibious floats Maule M-7-235C on tundra tires Maule M-7-260C Orion. The Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid-1980s.
An American Champion Scout.Note the oversized tundra tires, for use on rough surfaces.. A bush plane is a general aviation aircraft used to provide both scheduled and unscheduled passenger and flight services to remote, undeveloped areas, such as the Canadian north or bush, Alaskan tundra, the African bush, or savanna, Amazon rainforest and the Australian Outback.
Development of the Airborne Outback model with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine tundra wheels, 70 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal) fuel tank and GX instrument package and no cockpit fairing. [2] [3] XT-582 Tourer Model with 48 kW (64 hp) Rotax 582 engine, Cruze model wing and cockpit fairing. [2] [3] XT-582 Tundra
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is headquartered in the Erdington district of Birmingham, UK on what used to be part of the original Dunlop factory established in 1917. [3] It is situated next to the Fort Dunlop building, between the M6 and A38. The company also has after-market service and retreading facilities in Jinjian, China and in North Carolina ...