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And then, with a smile of
satisfaction, he fell to work in the mellow soil while Tom led
Koku to one of the shops where he set him to lifting heavy motor
parts about in order to get at a certain machine that was stored
away in the back of one of the rooms.
"That will keep him busy," said the young inventor. "And now,
Mr. Damon, I can listen to you. Do you really think you have a
new idea in airships?"
"I really think so, Tom. My Whizzer is bound to revolutionize
travel in the air. Let me tell you what I mean. Now cast your
mind back. How many ways are now used to propel an airship or a
dirigible balloon through the air? How many ways?"
"Two, as far as I know," said Tom. "At least there are only two
that have proved to be practical."
"Exactly," said Mr. Damon. "One with the propeller, or
propellers, in front, and that is the tractor type. The other has
the propeller in the rear, and that is the pusher type. Both good
as far as they go, but I have something better."
"What?" asked Tom with a smile.
"It's a Whizzer," said the eccentric man.


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