Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

Recently, the ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: The Ford Tri-Motor

The name Henry Ford was synonymous with automobiles but what could he do in the aviation arena? Engineer William Stout started the design and Henry Ford and others donated to help Stout bring his airplane to life. Where have all the Ford Tri-Motors gone now? While one of the FMI links is a bit dated, it’s very intriguing to see the whereabouts of the few Tri-Motors as of a couple of years ago. One of the sites has old video clips of Stout's initial single engine plane.

FMI: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wiggins706/fordlist.htm, www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/fordtri.htm, www.hfha.org/trimotorvideo.htm