No Highway Author:Nevil Shute "I've got to tell you what I know. If you don't turn back to England now and do what I say about the engines, we'll probably all be killed . . . " — A new British airliner is flying into certain disaster high above the icy Atlantic. — One of its passengers is a brilliant scientist convinced he knows the fatal f... more »laws in the airframe. His agonizing decision will decide the fate of everyone on board the aircraft . . .« less
One of my favorite authors, Mr. Shute was also an aeronautical engineer. This novel is about engineers working with a new airplane used for overseas flights that may or may not have a fatal flaw.