AIR INVENTIONS COMMITTEE
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AIR INVENTIONS COMMITTEE
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Telephone: REGENT 8000
Telegrams: - AIRINVENT RAND. LONDON.”
AIR INVENTIONS COMMITTEE
AIR MINISTRY
SAVOY CHAMBERS
STRAND, W.C.*2
Any further communications on this subject should be addressed to -
The Chairman,
And the following number quoted:-
A.I.C./7489.
14th January, 1919.
The Officer Commanding,
251 Squadron R.A.F.,
Headquarters
Hornsea House,
Hornsea.
Sir,
I am directed by the Air Inventions Committee with reference to your communication of the 5th, November, reference 251/18/1604, to state that the invention of 2/Lt. Foley has now been investigated, and is not considered to present any useful feature of novelty.
Check valves for preventing the flow of petrol from an unpunctured tank to a punctured tank are at present used on many machines. It is considered that self-sealing tanks, which have given good results, are more promising than tanks with independent compartments, while the combination of the two systems would appear to involve to great an addition to the weight.
The Committee regret, therefore, they are unable to recommend that further action be taken in respect of the submission.
I am, nevertheless, to thank you for your communication.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant.
A Belfour
Major.
Secretary to the Committee
WJP/EF
Telegrams: - AIRINVENT RAND. LONDON.”
AIR INVENTIONS COMMITTEE
AIR MINISTRY
SAVOY CHAMBERS
STRAND, W.C.*2
Any further communications on this subject should be addressed to -
The Chairman,
And the following number quoted:-
A.I.C./7489.
14th January, 1919.
The Officer Commanding,
251 Squadron R.A.F.,
Headquarters
Hornsea House,
Hornsea.
Sir,
I am directed by the Air Inventions Committee with reference to your communication of the 5th, November, reference 251/18/1604, to state that the invention of 2/Lt. Foley has now been investigated, and is not considered to present any useful feature of novelty.
Check valves for preventing the flow of petrol from an unpunctured tank to a punctured tank are at present used on many machines. It is considered that self-sealing tanks, which have given good results, are more promising than tanks with independent compartments, while the combination of the two systems would appear to involve to great an addition to the weight.
The Committee regret, therefore, they are unable to recommend that further action be taken in respect of the submission.
I am, nevertheless, to thank you for your communication.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant.
A Belfour
Major.
Secretary to the Committee
WJP/EF
Date
Identifier
022.016.025