Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record Produced by Anthony Matonac. "Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record" by Victor Appleton is a young adult adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Tom Swift, a young inventor enthusiastic about aviation, who is challenged to build a new aeroplane for a prize competition. The narrative sets the stage for Tom’s determination to create a fast and innovative aircraft called the Humming-Bird, particularly in light of previous setbacks, including a rival entry from the notorious bully Andy Foger. The opening of the book introduces Tom Swift as he encounters Mr. Gunmore from the Eagle Park Aviation Association, who invites him to compete in a significant aviation meet. After some deliberation, Tom decides to accept the challenge, igniting his inventive spirit. As he plans for the aeroplane, a subplot unfolds involving Andy Foger's suspicious activities, suggesting that he may have stolen Tom's plans. This tension builds as Tom faces challenges not just in building the aeroplane, but also in contending with potential sabotage from his rival. The chapters hint at a thrilling blend of invention, competition, and intrigue as Tom strives to navigate these obstacles while preparing for the big race. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 278382 273783 2024-09-01T07:51:51.842608 2023-10-01T07:19:01.668134 text/html text/html 267081 2021-01-01T11:41:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 91714 2021-01-01T11:41:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167950 2024-09-01T07:51:58.662563 application/epub+zip 173797 2024-09-01T07:51:54.371569 application/epub+zip 161347 2024-09-01T07:51:53.413572 application/epub+zip 407551 2024-09-01T07:52:01.808572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396678 2024-09-01T07:51:57.995542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226454 2022-09-01T08:52:13.697771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245615 245604 2024-09-01T07:51:50.884668 2023-10-01T07:19:00.860121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245390 2021-01-01T11:41:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89406 2021-01-01T11:41:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18489 2024-09-01T07:52:01.943514 application/rdf+xml 23277 2024-09-01T07:51:53.784558 image/jpeg 4600 2024-09-01T07:51:53.602610 image/jpeg 165707 2024-09-01T07:51:51.865617 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia