:58:03
I just want you to know I've
been flying for quite some time...
:58:06
...and it hasn't always been
for crummy outfits like this one.
:58:11
I'm sure you've had a colorful career.
But that's not the point.
:58:15
All right, you know a whole lot more
than l do about aerodynamics...
:58:18
...and drag coefficients
and stress factors. Okay, okay.
:58:22
Your theory's fine. But you get this: that
engine's rated at 2000 horsepower...
:58:27
...and if I was fool enough
to let it get started...
:58:30
...it'd shake your pile of junk
into 1000 pieces...
:58:33
...and cut us up into mincemeat
with the propeller.
:58:40
I told you there'd be no difficulty
building this aeroplane.
:58:44
I also told you it would require
an outstanding pilot to fly it.
:58:49
The only thing outstanding about you,
Mr. Towns, is your stupidity!
:58:55
- What did he expect?
- Shh.
:58:56
- Easy, easy.
- What did you-?
:58:58
You want me to throw
a conniption fit with his drawings?
:59:01
Say he's a genius or something?
:59:03
What good would that do when
I know the damn thing could never fly?
:59:07
Excuse me, captain, but perhaps....
:59:14
Perhaps there is one other thing.
:59:16
The way it is now, some of these men
may not last as long as the water.
:59:20
But they need to believe
that there is hope for them.
:59:24
I don't know, Mr. Towns,
but maybe to build a thing like this...
:59:28
...could be a lot of help.
:59:30
We prove it can't fly
and get killed in the process?
:59:33
What're you giving us, doc?
:59:35
This is hard work.
These men can't stand hard work.
:59:38
Watching each other die
could be even harder.
:59:57
I've lost five men, Lew.