Wings in the air

Somewhere, in a place so high that the “down” no longer exists, a ship is waiting to take the nomes home – wherever that is. And one of those tiny creatures, Arrenax, knows they have to try to communicate with this ship.
That is, they have to go to a place called Florida (wherever it is located) and then arrive on time for the launch of a telecommunications satellite (whatever that is). Ridiculous design. And impossible. But Arrenax does not know it, so he decides to try it. The first step is to flee with a new type of truck. A truck with wings.
The Concord …
(From the back cover of the book)