-Hi, there.
Hello, Newton, are you ready for your trip?
-Oh, hello, Katherine. Yes, I am ready but I am not happy.
Oh no, Newton, why not?
-Well, you see, I have been invited to speek at a conference
in Toronto, Canada.
-Well, Toronto is a great place,
I can't see anything to be worried about.
-Oh, I'm not worried about speaking at the conference,
I love to talk about myself,
I'm such a great English genius, you know?
I can talk about myself and my mentions for hours.
-Well, what is the matter then?
-Well, the problem is I have a flight ticket
and I've never been on a plane before.
-Oh, I understand.
-Yes. I am the king of gravity
and I know that things fall from above
if it is nothing holding them,
and a plane is a huge heavy thing.
I can't understand how it floats and flies,
this is all too modern for me.
-OK, well, Newton, let me explain you what a plane is.
Look, we have one here.
A plane has big wings and a tail.
Birds has wings and a tail too to help them fly.
-Of course, I know that wings and tails are important
and that birds have wings and tails too.
But how do planes take off?
-That's because the planes have jet engines under their wings.
Each jet engine is as powerful as 100 cars.
The jet engines push the air back
and thrust the plane up and forward.
-Well, of course, I know all about jet engines,
but there must be someone riding a plane.
-Well, planes don't have riders.
-Oh, for a thousand apples!
-Planes have pilots and copilots,
they sit in the cockpit and from there they can see
the whole sky in front of them.
-Pilots, yes, I know pilots, they are great people,
they understand gravity just like me.
Well, not as well as me, but you know.
-Then, the passengers are in their seats inside the cabin.
The cabin crew serve them food and drink.
And if you are a passenger,
you can relax and have a little nap.
-A nap? I'm sorry, I don't take naps,
I have so many things to think about,
my time is very important.
-And finally, airplanes have wheels for landing.
-Well, obviously airplanes have wheels, they don't have legs,
Katherine, you're funny.
Airplanes have wings, tails,
and powerful jet engines so they can take off and fly.
The pilots and copilots sit in the cockpit
and the passengers sit in the cabin.
I just don't understand why you are so afraid of flying.
-Me? Afraid?
I thought it was you who was afraid of flying.
-No, no, you can cover my next flight with me
and I'll explain everything to you about airplanes,
you don't need to worry.
-OK, thank you, Newton.
-Anyway, I need to go now on my trip.
Goodbye everybody. -Bye, Newton.
Bye everybody.