
by - Victor Appleton
Contents
Chapter 1 - An Explosion
Chapter 2 - Ned Sees Mysterious Men
Chapter 3 - Whitewashed
Chapter 4 - A Trial Trip
Chapter 5 - Colliding With A Tower
Chapter 6 - Getting Off The Roof
Chapter 7 - Andy Tries a Trick
Chapter 8 - Winning a Prize
Tom Swift is a bright‑eyed teenager with a talent for turning wild ideas into working machines. In his workshop he and his mentor Mr. Sharp are testing a new gas‑powered engine for an experimental airship, when a sudden pressure surge threatens to turn their lab into a blast furnace. Tom’s quick eye on the gauge and his calm command to shut down the valve keep them from serious injury, and the narrowly averted disaster only fuels his resolve to get the design right.
Back home, Tom’s family watches with a mix of pride and nervousness, aware that this is just the latest in a string of close calls. Determined to solve the mystery of the faulty valve and the volatile fuel mix, he prepares for a trial flight that could finally lift his creation into the sky. Yet with each test comes new challenges—unexpected visitors, looming dangers, and the ever‑present risk that the next experiment might prove more perilous than the last.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (232K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Tom Szolyga
Release date
2002-01-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Best known as the house name behind the classic Tom Swift adventures, this pen name stood for fast-paced stories of invention, exploration, and cheerful scientific daring. Behind it was the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which used the name across several popular series for young readers.
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by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton

by Victor Appleton