Flight of the Phoenix Page #5

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No one touches the water!

Hey. Whoa. What's going on here?

- What does it look like?

- Hey!

- Get back here!

- Hey!

Hey, knock it off.

- Go back!

- Let go!

It's gone, you fools!

I have an idea.

I have an idea.

I can get us out of here.

I can get us out of here.

I've been examining the plane.

You see, the-

the C-119...

is a twin-boom design...

and the starboard boom

here isn't damaged...

which is great because if-if the

starboard engine stays where it is-

at the forward end

of the starboard boom-

this boom then becomes the fuselage...

becomes the plane.

Do you see what I'm saying?

And-And while the port area

of the tail unit is intact...

we will still have to

redesign the tail section.

What the hell is he talking about?

He's talking about

building a new airplane.

- Out of the old one.

- Yes, Captain.

And flying ourselves out of here.

Yeah, why didn't I think of that?

Why don't we build a swimming

pool, while we're at it?

Oh, that's funny.

Yeah.

Well, you know, there are

no component problems...

and we have all the parts

and tools we need on board.

- I assure you, we can do it.

- It's impossible.

At first glance, it seems

impossible that a bee should fly...

but it does.

I think a bee stung you

on your big dumb-ass head.

What do you know about airplanes?

I design them, Mr. Towns.

That's what I know about airplanes.

You might have mentioned that little piece

of information a bit earlier on, Elliott.

Who do you work for? What company?

Sizemore and Pratt.

They're in Long Beach.

They do mostly experimental aircraft.

Mm-hmm. And you understand that

engine's got a 2,000-pound thrust?

- Yes. So?

- When it gets started, it's gonna tear your bee apart.

Well, you'll just have

to be careful this time.

The design is perfect. The only flaw is

that we have to rely on you to fly it.

I say we build the damn

plane. Why the hell not?

- Get us out of here.

- Let's build it, man.

It's better than doin'

nothin', fightin' over water.

- It's worth a try.

- Oh, yeah. It's worth a try!

If we had a few months and an unlimited

supply of water, which we don't.

And if you do try,you won't live

None of you will.

- We could work.

- So what do you think we should do?

- Nothing.

- What?

The longer we wait, the better chance

we have of somebody spotting us.

Where's Liddle?

Oh, sh*t.

Has anybody seen Liddle?

He's definitely not in here.

Oh, God. We lost another one.

He'll never make it.

Sh*t.

Maybe he doesn't give your sit-on-your-ass-

and-do-nothing plan much hope.

Hey, you're not going after him.

No one else dies, remember?

I'll go.

I'll bring him back.

- A.J.?

- Yeah?

Throw me that canteen.

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