Skid Collection

Advertising Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium
Advertising - Provodnik Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium - " This is what I need to prevent skidding!". Date: circa 1910

Sud-Aviation SA. 321 Super Frelon F-ZWWE
Sud-Aviation SA.3210-01 Super Frelon F-ZWWE (msn 01, call-sign E ), the first prototype of the Super Frelon on display at the Musee de l Air et de l Espace du Bourget

UFO sighting at Trans-en-Provence, France
A sketch of Renato Niccolais garden at Trans-en-Provence, France, where he claims a UFO came down from the sky, hovered or landed for a few seconds, then shot away again, leaving traces on the ground

A early production Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c with 70hp Renault engine, skid undercarriage, RAF 6 wings and cable bracing

Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire
Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Blowout-Proof Tire (Tyre), the biggest advance in skid prevention in 25 years - let the smile of safety replace the frown of fear when it rains. 1935

When you skid in the mud Somewhere in France
When you skid in the mud. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, USA
A fabulous panoramic photograph of Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, USA, featuring the Northern Pacific Travel Office, the Hotel Seattle and the Pioneer Building

Antoinette V skid launching system

Mr W Newell preparing for a parachute descent
Mr W. Newell preparing for a parachute descent from the Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc or Aero-bus on 9 May 1914. At 5, 000ft Mr Newell jumped from the skid

Antoinette V with a skid landing system

A skid-equipped Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter A5952
A skid-equipped Sopwith 1 Strutter, A5952

A skid-equipped Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter takes-off from a ship
A skid-equipped Sopwith 1 Strutter takes-off from a ship

Howard Street, called Skid Row, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California. Date 1937 Feb. Howard Street, called Skid Row, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California

Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its skid marks visible behind it and, in the foreground, skid marks from a previous landing; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1901

Skid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California. Date 1937 Feb. Skid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California. Date 1937 Feb

Correcting a Skid
Providing that the car is not travelling at excessive speed a skid need not be an alarming occurrence... avoid if possible applying the brakes

Non-Skid Tyres
A Fiat car fitted with Kempshall non-skid pneumatic tyres

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