"Volplane" Quotes from Famous Books
... not been for the face protectors they wore, Tom and Mr. Damon could not have breathed. For ten minutes this fearful speed was kept up. Then Tom, knowing he had run the motor to the limit, slowed it down. Next he shut it off completely, and prepared to volplane back to earth. The silence after the terrific racket was almost startling. For a moment neither of the aviators ... — Tom Swift and his Sky Racer - or, The Quickest Flight on Record • Victor Appleton |