Project Gutenberg 2014-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 204 Goldfrap, John Henry 1879 1917 Lawton, Captain Wilbur Deering, Fremont B. Payson, Howard Lawton, Wilbur Dexter J. Forrester West, Marvin Forrester, Dexter J. The Boy Aviators in Record Flight; Or, The Rival Aeroplane Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Boy Aviators in Record Flight; Or, The Rival Aeroplane" by Captain Wilbur Lawton is a young adult adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around two young aviators, Frank and Harry Chester, who, along with their friend Billy Barnes, take on a formidable challenge: a cross-country flight from New York to San Francisco for a $50,000 prize. In addition to the thrill of aviation, the narrative explores themes of rivalry, clever problem-solving, and the adventures of youth. The opening of the tale introduces Billy Barnes, a reporter for the New York "Planet", who is tasked with covering a major aviation event. After discussing the competitive landscape with his editor, he learns that their rival newspaper, the "Despatch", is also entering the fray with an identical prize for the same flight, which adds tension and urgency to the plot. The discussion leads to Billy's desire to involve the Chester brothers in the competition, but they are initially hesitant. As the story progresses, readers witness the development of friendships and rivalries, the planning for a record-setting flight, and the mounting excitement as the characters prepare for their daring undertaking. The stage is set for thrilling aerial adventures and unexpected challenges as they embark on their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45182/45182-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 348174 2025-07-18T09:38:36.422663 text/html 326561 2024-10-24T04:02:31 text/html 512846 2025-07-18T09:38:42.275624 application/epub+zip 511793 2025-07-18T09:38:37.497599 application/epub+zip 195239 2025-07-18T09:38:37.037611 application/epub+zip 600761 2025-07-18T09:38:45.914589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566776 2025-07-18T09:38:41.812576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251595 2022-09-20T15:45:54.155252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302551 2025-07-18T09:38:35.655656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282487 2024-10-24T04:02:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18129 2025-07-18T09:38:46.042557 application/rdf+xml 17094 2025-07-18T09:38:37.127609 image/jpeg 2727 2025-07-18T09:38:37.082600 image/jpeg 564620 2025-07-18T09:38:36.469630 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia