Fri, Dec 19, 2008
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.
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: A Tribute to the English Electric Canberra
The Meteor and Vampire were already flying - jet engined
aircraft had arrived on the scene and were in service. It became
obvious that the next step was to produce a jet bomber. In 1944,
The Ministry of Aircraft Procurement issued a specification calling
for design concepts for a fast, high-altitude, jet-powered medium
bomber to replace the Whirlwind / Typhoon / Mosquito style of
aircraft. A Ministry of Aircraft Production requirement evolved
which sought a jet engined medium bomber and it was initially
considered that this new aircraft would take the RAF's Main Force
into the jet age with a jet bomber which would be suitable until
the heavy bombers, (the "V" bombers), were developed. At English
Electric Aircraft at Preston (UK), W.E.W. Petter took up the
challenge and in the same year, 1944, conceived the aircraft that
was to become the world-famous Canberra.
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