Goodyear triples radial aircraft tire production.Due to the increased worldwide customer demand for radial radial /ra·di·al/ (ra´de-al) 1. pertaining to the radius of the arm or to the radial (lateral) aspect of the arm as opposed to the ulnar (medial) aspect; pertaining to a radius. 2. aircraft tires, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron Akron (ăk`rən), city (1990 pop. 223,019), seat of Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Little Cuyahoga River; inc. 1865. Once the heart of the nation's rubber industry, Akron still contains the headquarters of some rubber corporations and chemical and , OH, has tripled production of these tires at its Danville Danville. 1 City (1990 pop. 33,828), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a commercial and industrial center in a dairy, farm, and coal area. , VA plant. Goodyear invested more than $10 million in the Danville expansion, which included adding manufacturing space and installing a new tire-building system. Production began last month. Radial tires produced on the new equipment will fit commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, and military and private aircraft. Goodyear is said to be the world's largest supplier of tires for commercial, military and general aviation aircraft. The company develops aviation tires at its Akron, OH technical center. In addition to Danville, Goodyear makes aviation tires in Bangkok Bangkok (băng`kŏk'), Thai Krung Thep, city (1990 pop. 8,538,610), capital of Thailand and of Bangkok prov., SW Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. , Thailand and Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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