36xxxx 108 A Test Flight

Captain Bradford and Jerry Hall are about to begin the test flight, which they hope will lay the foundation for their ultimate escape. Then, following the escape, Captain Bradford's formula will be used to gain possession of the Magic Island, and force the Euclidians to give up their mad scheme of world terrorism.

Down in the strange underwater city of Euclidia, 400 feet below the surface of the ocean, Jerry and the captain are standing in the immense rocket ship chamber, examining one of the thousand mile-an-hour planes, which is also a submarine.

Kiaps, the master builder of Eukkidia, explains something of the weird plane's action. As they wait for Thales, the Eukkidia and electrical expert. Thales will accompany them on their first ride in the rocket ship. I sure wish that Philothales would hurry up and get here.

I'd like to take a ride in this thing. Are you going along, Kiaps? Naturally. As the master builder of Eukkidia, my place is with this rocket plane while it is being tested. Thales is responsible for the electrical impulses used.

G-47 for the mechanics of the whole, and mine is the responsibility for the construction of the plane. Well, the captain's going to try and find out what's wrong with these things. Well, not exactly that, Jerry.

G-47 merely asked me to make some test runs in these ships and see if I could discover any weakness in them. All of which is most ridiculous. If the Euclidians can find no flaw in their work, how can you, a mere engineer in your world, hope to discover what we of Euclidia's great scientific fountainhead have overlooked

Oh, do you think Texas is as smart as you are, huh? Steady, Jerry. Have no fear, Captain. Nothing this prepling young fool could say would make me angry. It merely annoys me. Okay, I'll keep still.