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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
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Working
with
a
will
they
soon
have
the
engine
and
the
open
part
of
the
body
which
contains
the
seats,
controls,
and
instruments
snugly
housed
with
their
waterproof
covers,
and
the
Aeroplane
is
ready
to
weather
the
possible
storm.
Says
the
Observer,
"I'm
remarkably
peckish,
and
methinks
I
spy
the
towers
of
one
of
England's
stately
homes
showing
themselves
just
beyond
that
wood,
less
than
a
quarter
of
a
mile
away.
What
ho!
for
a
raid.
What
do
you
say?"
"All
right,
you
cut
along
and
I'll
stop
here,
for
the
Aeroplane
must
not
be
left
alone.
Get
back
as
quickly
as
possible."
And
the
Observer
trots
off,
leaving
the
Pilot
filling
his
pipe
and
anxiously
scrutinizing
the
weather
conditions.
Very
thick
it
is
now,
but
the
day
is
yet
young,
and
he
has
hopes
of
the
fog
lifting
sufficiently
to
enable
the
flight
to
be
resumed.
A
little
impatiently
he
awaits
the
return
of
his
comrade,
but
with
never
a
doubt
of
the
result,
for
the
hospitality
of
the
country
house
is
proverbial
among
pilots!
What
old
hand
among
them
is
there
who
cannot
instance
many
a
forced
landing
made
pleasant
by
such
hospitality?
Never
too
late
or
too
early
to
help
with
food,
petrol,
oil,
tools,
and
assistants.
Many
a
grateful
thought
has
the
writer
for
such
kind
help
given
in
the
days
before
the
war
(how
long
ago
they
seem!),
when
aeroplanes
were
still
more
imperfect
than
they
are
now,
and
involuntary
descents
often
a
part
of
'cross-country
flying.
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