:25:00
I wish we could reward you,
but we're fresh out of lettuce.
:25:09
Look straight.
:25:17
All right.
:25:31
There's a suggestion of gas bubbles
in this knee joint too.
:25:34
Every case we've tested has shown
strong evidence of bubble formation.
:25:38
The higher the altitude,
the stronger the evidence becomes.
:25:41
See? No mistaking that.
:25:44
Maybe flying should just be restricted
to 35,000 feet, and let it go at that.
:25:47
We can't. In flying, the sky's the limit.
:25:49
A fighter has to be able
to get above the other fella.
:25:52
If you restrict altitude,
you're not making progress.
:25:55
That's right. We've got to find
the cause of high-altitude sickness.
:25:58
Whether it's partly bubbles
or entirely lack of oxygen.
:26:00
All we've been able to find out is that
pilots need oxygen above 12,000 feet.
:26:04
We don't know what high-altitude
sickness is, but we know how to stop it.
:26:07
Keep the pilots at sea-level pressure,
no matter how high they go.
:26:10
- When is that pressure-cabin job ready?
- Four, five days.
:26:13
Your pressure cabin might be fine
for big ships. Weight doesn't matter.
:26:16
For the small fighter, the extra weight
will knock 5000 feet off your ceiling.
:26:20
- We'll find out. Let's see blood counts.
- You need a close-fitting pressure suit.
:26:24
You can't put a pilot in armor.
He'd be too stiff to move.
:26:27
- He could move if it had flexible joints.
- Ventilation would be a problem.
:26:30
The pilot would snuff out like that.
:26:32
- I don't believe you can do it.
- Why does it have to be armor?
:26:35
Wait a minute.
I think Blake's got something there.
:26:37
Look, If we design it like this,
on the principle of a diving suit...
:26:41
...with flexible joints here,
yet capable of holding oxygen inside...
:26:44
...I think we'll have something. Look.
:26:48
I'd like to work on it with you
if you're willing.
:26:50
- It's okay with me.
- While you're knitting your union suit...
:26:53
...I'll go right ahead
with the pressure-cabin job.
:26:59
You're wanted in the office
right away.