§ Mr. BURGOYNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that the Valkyrie monoplane has flown over 8,000 miles, that eleven successful machines of this type have been constructed, that thirty pupils have been instructed without accident on them, and that the inventor, Mr. Barber, offers to dismantle his machine in five minutes and run it across rough country behind a horse on its own wheels, and again assemble it in the same period of time, he will consider the advisability of 114W subjecting the type to military tests before accepting the opinion of his advisers as definite
§ Colonel SEELYVarious patterns of aeroplanes are being considered, with a view to determining the most suitable for military purposes. If the Valkyrie is thought to comply best with such requirements as may be formulated it will be tried.