Thirty times my father dialed into its analog processor such variables as air speed, drift and altitude, then looked through its lens at the countryside and cityscapes of Germany and France a mile below.

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For instance, if one molecule approaches another, it will drift along at the same speed with no thought of avoiding a collision.

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Indeed, it is a slower speed that enables such an aircraft to be so quiet: it would drift in to land rather than powering in, all engines blazing, as today's jets do.

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