uaoao Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Does anyone know who made the 'ripple print' grips used in RAF Aircraft?, also how were they made?, what was used to make the surface?. Any help would be greatful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Graves Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 hi, in response to the question about the grips, i believe they were made by dunlop tyre company, hope of some use, tony g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I tried to find out years ago and a museum curator told me that no one knows how it was done but Dunlop was also mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yes, I can confirm that it is covered by a Dunlop patent number. All of those grips and later types were made by Dunlop. Julian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 From an examination of some of the available patents, it is possible that these grips were formed using a series of tapes which were then dipped into something like tolulene to fix them and produce a seemingly continuous surface (well, the actual patent descriptions were a tad more complex than that ). trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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