"...and what with all the laudanum and stuff, the nosewheel ended up on the tail, the tail ended up on the nose, we couldn't tell our tractors from our pushers, we completely forgot about the ailerons and, as you see, we can barely get airborne."
"Cor blimey, Mr Martin! You think there's going to be trouble?"
"Oh, goodness no! We'll just call it 'pre-testing post-production retrofitting' or some such and bill the taxpayers as usual, Mr Lockheed."
"Sounds like time for a celebratory drink then, Mr Martin!"
"Indeed, Mr Lockheed. Trebles all round."