:55:00
Well, he might try a periscope
or a Ouija board.
:55:03
Can you design a bomber so the pilot
can lie down and aim the bomb...
:55:06
...through the nose of the ship?
- Who's it for? Buck Rogers?
:55:09
- Seriously. Can it be done?
- I suppose a pilot could lie down...
:55:12
...and use auxiliary controls during
the dive, but it sounds silly to me.
:55:15
Things are tough when a pilot
has to fly on his stomach.
:55:18
I'll ask the design section,
but I'm sure they'll send...
:55:20
...an order transferring me
to a nut house.
:55:23
When you two figure out
your next move, let me know.
:55:26
I'll be down in Squadron 2.
:55:27
Gentlemen, I have a solution
to your problem.
:55:29
Provide each dive-bombing pilot
with an old-fashioned stiff collar.
:55:32
That will choke him and keep the blood
from rushing from his brain. So long.
:55:37
Very funny.
Very funny.
:55:40
"High, tight, old-fashioned stiff collar."
:55:43
What that guy needs is a high, tight,
old-fashioned whack over the head.
:55:47
Stiff collar.
:55:49
- Hey.
- What?
:55:51
What that half-wit just said
about a collar...
:55:54
...except it's not a collar,
it's a belt, understand?
:55:56
- Frankly, no.
- Look, Lance...
:55:58
...you make a belt that fits around here.
It's rubber. Pneumatic.
:56:01
Just before the dive, you inflate it.
:56:03
That will push the stomach up
under the ribs, like this:
:56:05
Compress the whole upper part
of the abdomen.
:56:07
That will keep the blood
above heart level.
:56:12
Come on, Lucky, hurry up.
:56:14
What happens if this glorified corset
ain't right, sir?
:56:17
You heard the story about the guy
whose parachute didn't open, right?
:56:20
- Do you know how to get into it?
- Sure, it's simple.
:56:23
At least it was when I designed it.
:56:25
Here, place me under the bag, will you?
:56:28
- That's it.
- This makes me feel right at home, sir.
:56:31
How does it work?
:56:33
This hooks up to the pressure flask in
the cockpit. When you start a dive...
:56:36
...you release the valve, it inflates it.
Does that, we hope.
:56:39
It works the way it has on the ground,
it ought to be a cinch.
:56:42
Did you tell Blake I was waiting?
:56:44
He said he'd be here when he finishes
lining up the National Defense Program.
:56:48
Oh, he did, eh?
That's very clever of him.
:56:50
Pressure belts, pressure chambers.
:56:52
Flying's getting to be as tough as my
wife. Pressure on you all the time.
:56:56
Yeah.
:56:58
Aren't you going to wait
for the commander, sir?