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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
59
Now
the
Aeroplane
is
almost
over
the
river,
and
the
next
instant
it
suddenly
drops
into
a
"hole
in
the
air."
With
great
suddenness
it
happens,
and
for
some
two
hundred
feet
it
drops
nose-down
and
tilted
over
sideways;
but
the
Pilot
is
prepared
and
has
put
his
craft
on
an
even
keel
in
less
time
than
it
takes
to
tell
you
about
it;
for
well
he
knows
that
he
must
expect
such
conditions
when
passing
over
a
shore
or,
indeed,
any
well-defined
change
in
the
composition
of
the
earth's
surface.
Especially
is
this
so
on
a
hot
and
sunny
day,
for
then
the
warm
surface
of
the
earth
creates
columns
of
ascending
air,
the
speed
of
the
ascent
depending
upon
the
composition
of
the
surface.
Sandy
soil,
for
instance,
such
as
borders
this
river
produces
a
quickly
ascending
column
of
air,
whereas
water
and
forests
have
not
such
a
marked
effect.
Thus,
when
our
Aeroplane
passed
over
the
shore
of
the
river,
it
suddenly
lost
the
lift
due
to
the
ascending
air
produced
by
the
warm
sandy
soil,
and
it
consequently
dropped
just
as
if
it
had
fallen
into
a
hole.
Now
the
Aeroplane
is
over
the
bay
and,
the
sea
being
calm,
the
Pilot
looks
down,
down
through
the
water,
and
clearly
sees
the
bottom,
hundreds
of
feet
below
the
surface.
Down
through
the
reflection
of
the
blue
sky
and
clouds,
and
one
might
think
that
is
all,
but
it
isn't.
Only
those
who
fly
know
the
beauties
of
the
sea
as
viewed
from
above;
its
dappled
pearly
tints;
its
soft
dark
blue
shadows;
the
beautiful
contrasts
of
unusual
shades
of
colour
which
are
always
differing
and
shifting
with
the
changing
sunshine
and
the
ever
moving
position
of
the
aerial
observer.
Ah!
for
some
better
pen
than
mine
to
describe
these
things!
One
with
glowing
words
and
a
magic
rhythm
to
express
the
wonders
of
the
air
and
the
beauty
of
the
garden
beneath--the
immensity
of
the
sea--the
sense
of
space
and
of
one's
littleness
there--the
realization
of
the
Power
moving
the
multitudes
below--the
exaltation
of
spirit
altitude
produces--the
joy
of
speed.
A
new
world
of
sensation!
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