Well, Ned, are you ready? "Oh, I suppose so, Tom. As ready as I ever shall be." "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you? And after you've been on s

"Far ranging adventures through the sky over Russia, as Tom and his friends search for the lost Platinum mines..."--Feedbooks.

While testing out one of his many airships, Tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. He complains of the poor quality platinum used for his magneto, and

Tom Swift and His Air Glider by Victor Appleton.

Subtitled 'Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky' this is another thrilling adventure in the famous Tom Swift series