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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
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The
Aeroplane
has
all
this
time
been
climbing
in
great
wide
circles,
and
is
now
some
three
thousand
feet
above
the
Aerodrome
which
from
such
height
looks
absurdly
small.
The
buildings
below
now
seem
quite
squat;
the
hills
appear
to
have
sunk
away
into
the
ground,
and
the
whole
country
below,
cut
up
into
diminutive
fields,
has
the
appearance
of
having
been
lately
tidied
and
thoroughly
spring-cleaned!
A
doll's
country
it
looks,
with
tiny
horses
and
cows
ornamenting
the
fields
and
little
model
motor-cars
and
carts
stuck
on
the
roads,
the
latter
stretching
away
across
country
like
ribbons
accidentally
dropped.
At
three
thousand
feet
altitude
the
Pilot
is
satisfied
that
he
is
now
sufficiently
high
to
secure,
in
the
event
of
engine
failure,
a
long
enough
glide
to
earth
to
enable
him
to
choose
and
reach
a
good
landing-place;
and,
being
furthermore
content
with
the
steady
running
of
the
engine,
he
decides
to
climb
no
more
but
to
follow
the
course
he
has
mapped
out.
Consulting
the
compass,
he
places
the
Aeroplane
on
the
A--E
course
and,
using
the
Elevator,
he
gives
his
craft
its
minimum
angle
of
incidence
at
which
it
will
just
maintain
horizontal
flight
and
secure
its
maximum
speed.
Swiftly
he
speeds
away,
and
few
thoughts
he
has
now
for
the
changing
panorama
of
country,
cloud,
and
colour.
Ever
present
in
his
mind
are
the
three
great
'cross-country
queries.
"Am
I
on
my
right
course?
Can
I
see
a
good
landing-ground
within
gliding
distance?"
And
"How
is
the
Engine
running?"
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