Flight into Danger

The Hardy Boys Casefiles #47

by Franklin W. Dixon

When a navy fighter pilot disappears while test flying the latest high-tech aeronautics design, the aircraft's designer is certain that the pilot is a spy who has kidnapped the plane, and the Hardy boys step in to investigate

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Canadian author Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books, but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story. The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Edward and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s. Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy, John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson. A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise the outlines and update the texts in line with a more modern sensibility, starting in the late 1950s.
The principal author for the Ted Scott books was John W. Duffield.

Reviews

[Ethan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think really breathtaking 👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Bookish Indulgenges with b00k r3vi3ws · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I first read Hardy Boys, I think I was in class 5, I had such a crush on Frank Hardy. I liked the brainy one over the brawny one and that sums up my first impression of Hardy Boys.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.

[G. Salter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Airplane battles don't translate on the page as well as street chases or fight scenes, and I was a bit too young to understand the jetpack/experimental aircraft stuff, but it had some memorable moments of suspense.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 2 out of 5]

When a piloting friend of Frank goes missing along with a new jet, he and Joe must fid him and get the jet back before it can fall into enemy hands - only for their enemies to start trying to off them, as well! Dixon will keep young readers guessing with this decent entry.

[Dannuel Delizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

"When the sky is your battlefield, superior firepower always calls the shots!"

[Hunter_cme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my most favorite books. It is about two boys chasing down a rogue pilot in a test aircraft that can shoot lasers! For fans of Hardy boys and flight, this is definitely the book for you!