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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
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H. Barber
9
Said
the
Blackboard,
"That's
not
half
bad!
It
really
begins
to
look
something
like
the
real
thing,
eh?"
"The
real
thing,
is
it?"
grumbled
Drift.
"Just
consider
that
contraption
in
the
light
of
any
one
Principle,
and
I
warrant
you
will
not
find
one
of
them
applied
to
perfection.
The
whole
thing
is
nothing
but
a
Compromise."
And
he
glared
fixedly
at
poor
Efficiency.
"Oh,
dear!
Oh,
dear!"
she
cried.
"I'm
always
getting
into
trouble.
What
will
the
Designer
say?"
"Never
mind,
my
dear,"
said
the
Lift-Drift
Ratio,
consolingly.
"You
are
improving
rapidly,
and
quite
useful
enough
now
to
think
of
doing
a
job
of
work."
"Well,
that's
good
news,"
and
Efficiency
wiped
her
eyes
with
her
Fabric
and
became
almost
cheerful.
"Suppose
we
think
about
finishing
it
now?
There
will
have
to
be
an
Engine
and
Propeller,
won't
there?
And
a
body
to
fix
them
in,
and
tanks
for
oil
and
petrol,
and
a
tail,
and,"
archly,
"one
of
those
dashing
young
Pilots,
what?"
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