§ 4. Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Supply how much has been spent on propeller jets since May, 1945; and what production orders have been placed with the manufacturers, apart from orders for propeller jets for prototype aircraft.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussBetween 1st June, 1945, and31st December, 1947, 4 £3,523,000 was spent on the design and construction of aircraft propeller turbine engines for development purposes, including engines for prototype aircraft. Production orders, amounting to £600,000 have been placed for engines of this type.
§ Air-Commodore HarveyDoes the right hon. Gentleman realise that in the industry it is felt that this money could be better spent on turbine jets as such, rather than on propeller jets?
§ Mr. StraussNo, I was not aware of that.