PETROL FROM COAL
USE IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SATISFACTORY RESULTS (.Received March 21, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, March 20 In view of the Government's policy of assisting in the production of petrol from coal interest is attached to a statement made by the Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, in the House of Commons to-day. He stated that nine squadrons of the Royal Air Force are now flying entirely and with satisfactory results on spirit derived by low temperature carbonisation of British coal. Sir Philip also referred to the progress being made with British compression ignition engines. He drew attention to the fact that the world's record altitude for an aeroplane fitted with a heavy oil engine was established by a British machine last May with a height of 28,000 ft.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22065, 22 March 1935, Page 11
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