Wing roots usually bear the highest bending forces in flight and during landing, and they often have fairings to reduce interference drag between the wing and the fuselage.
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First run in 1951 the engine was flight tested during 1953 using an Avro Lancaster provided by Air Service Training, the engine being installed underneath in a nacelle faired-in to the Lancaster's bomb bay.