[raymo]

The aircraft were easy to build in those days; the aerofoils were plentiful,
we just used to amputate Pteradactyl wings, and we had a rear facing dragon
sitting in the back to give us extra power for take off. It would of course
leave us through the rear door as soon as we were airborne, a bit like a helper engine getting a heavy train moving out of a station. Those were the days. The aircraft was a Handley Page Aerosaurus.
raymo