No Highway by Nevil Shute
The story revolves around an eccentric and brilliant aeronautical engineer named Theodore Honey, who works for the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Honey is sent to investigate the crash of a new type of airplane, the Reindeer, and becomes convinced that the aircraft's tail will fail after a certain number of flight hours due to metal fatigue. Despite skepticism from his colleagues and superiors, Honey embarks on a mission to prevent further disasters, ultimately risking his career and reputation to prove his theory and ensure the safety of future passengers.
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- Published
- 1948
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- British
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- 250-300
- Original Language
- English
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- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 (Anthony Burges (Book))