human
How far will one of those cylinders take us, Rittmeister?
gpt
Ten thousand miles, replied the chief,
human
Good! Let me see, there are ten here, and one already fitted to either motor makes a dozen. Why, they would carry us --and here he made a rapid calculation--
gpt
Precisely, and with a little to spare, when we had completed the double trip.
human
And what speed would she pick up, say at a level flight?
gpt
They have taken the oath, sir, he pleaded,
human
They cannot withdraw,
gpt
Two hundred and fifty miles without being pushed,
human
Donnerwetter! And what if she were pushed?
gpt
I cannot say, she has never been driven beyond that.
human
What a deuce of a noise she will make--like a whole formation of Gothas, I should imagine,
gpt
The engines are silent, but there is a slight hum from the propellers. That cannot be effaced at present, but it is nothing.