§ 35. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for Air whether ethyl petrol is 1708 used by high-speed aircraft during practice flights undertaken by any of the officers in the Air Service?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)The answer is in the affirmative.
§ Mr. DAYCan the hon. Baronet say whether there is any more danger attaching to the use of this spirit than to the use of ordinary petrol?
§ Sir P. SASSOONWe have been experimenting for the last four years with this special spirit, and there is no evidence to show that it is more dangerous than the ordinary spirit.
§ Mr. DAYCan the hon. Baronet say whether it is just as safe to use this spirit for tests as ordinary spirit?
§ Sir P. SASSOONIt is just the same.