Development of the Aquagrip Tyre: A description of how a modified tread design for aircraft tyres which would improve adhesion under wet runway conditions was evolved by Dunlops Available to Purchase

IT is one of the hard facts of life that tyres tend to skid more readily under wet road or runway conditions — this is a most unsatisfactory basic situation and merits the greatest possible effort to make a substantial improvement. The problem has been studied basically by various bodies including N.A.S.A.