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Synopsis
Nejnovější supermoderní nadzvukový letoun Straton – 797 má za sebou již několik úspěšných letů. Na jeho palubě se kromě jiných cestujících nachází i John Berry – sportovní pilot dvoumístných letadel.
Let probíhá klidně, ale během několika okamžiků se změní v tragédii. Americká armáda totiž provádí tajný test nové zbraně – rakety Phoenix – C7. Kvůli utajení o něm ví pouze několik lidí, což znamená, že posádka Stratonu nemá o testu ani tušení.
Peter Matos, pilot, která má střelu vyzkoušet, si nešťastnou náhodou splete Straton s cvičným cílem. Raketa prorazí trup letadla a způsobí silnou dekompresi. V důsledku podtlaku mají všichni cestující poškozený mozek a jsou stále agresivnější. Jediný, kdo srážku ve zdraví přežije, je John Berry, dvě letušky a dva cestující. John Berry se ujme řízení letadla.
Když se Matos dozví, že omylem zasáhl Straton, jeho velitel mu rozkáže, aby letoun sestřelil, protože jinak by se o testu dozvěděly sdělovací prostředky. Matos se stále nemůže rozhodnout, ale když zjistí, že Straton někdo řídí, rozhodne se počkat...
Berry se zatím spojí s letištěm, ale to mu úmyslně dává špatné instrukce...
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About the Author
Nelson DeMille is the author of fourteen previous novels -- see his website at NelsonDemille.net for numerous book details. He lives on Long Island, New York.
Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of "Mayday" in 1979. With his boyhood friend, novelist Nelson DeMille, "Mayday" was extensively rewritten and republished in 1998. "Mayday" became a CBS Movie of the Week in October, 2005.
Several of the other novels by Block include "Orbit" (a top bestseller in Germany, among other nations), "Airship Nine", "Forced Landing" (also done as a radio serialization drama in Japan), "Skyfall", "Open Skies" and his newest novel, "Captain". Thomas Block is still writing both fiction and non-fiction, and has edited and updated his earlier novels into ebooks in all the major formats and also into new full-sized (trade paperback) printed versions.
Captain Thomas Block has been a pilot since 1959, and since 2002 he has lived on a ranch in Florida with his wife Sharon where they board, compete and train horses. His website at ThomasBlockNovels.com contains additional information about Thomas Block's novels.
Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of "Mayday" in 1979. With his boyhood friend, novelist Nelson DeMille, "Mayday" was extensively rewritten and republished in 1998. "Mayday" became a CBS Movie of the Week in October, 2005.
Several of the other novels by Block include "Orbit" (a top bestseller in Germany, among other nations), "Airship Nine", "Forced Landing" (also done as a radio serialization drama in Japan), "Skyfall", "Open Skies" and his newest novel, "Captain". Thomas Block is still writing both fiction and non-fiction, and has edited and updated his earlier novels into ebooks in all the major formats and also into new full-sized (trade paperback) printed versions.
Captain Thomas Block has been a pilot since 1959, and since 2002 he has lived on a ranch in Florida with his wife Sharon where they board, compete and train horses. His website at ThomasBlockNovels.com contains additional information about Thomas Block's novels.
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