Tom Swift and His Sky Train by Victor Appleton
Tom is working on his latest invention, the Sky Train. First, his experimental Sky Train crashed, then the bank denied a crucial loan, then his Sky Train crashed again. Could it be sabotage? The Acton firm is sponsoring another, rival Sky Train in hopes of beating Tom to the market. A World Exposition in which airplanes feature highly is to be held in San Francisco shortly and both want to be the first to be there. It's a race - both Sky Trains are to take off at the same time and whoever gets to San Francisco first will receive a huge amount of money. Tom overcomes both sabotage and aerial hazards to win the prize.
Table of Content
Chapter 2 A Wonderful Invention
Chapter 7 The Parachute Jumper