Word: girtiss
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After breakfast he was driven to the sheds. Mechanics were busy wheeling the twelve-cylinder Girtiss aeroplane out of its hangar. The engine was tested; it ran perfectly. Maughan donned his parachute, climbed into the machine. A few seconds later he signalled to the mechanics to pull away the chocks, he opened the throttle, the engine roared, the 200 early-rising spectators screamed a parting welcome. The aeroplane ran along the ground for a short distance and then soared majestically heavenward as dawn began to dispel the gloom...
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