Mon, Sep 10, 2007
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: South Dakota Air And Space Museum
In addition to a number of other exhibits, the South Dakota Air
and Space Museum currently features 25 aircraft ranging from World
War Two bomber and transport aircraft to the contemporary B-1B
Lancer. Four different missiles, including a Minuteman II
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, a Missile Procedures Trainer
Exhibit, an F-106 interactive aircraft cockpit, a B-1B Cockpit and
Offensive/Defensive System Operators Simulator, and The South
Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame round out the collection. The museum
is located at Ellsworth Air Force base. Admission is free, and
during the summer months, visitors can take a base bus tour for a
nominal fee. This includes touring a Minuteman missile
Training Launch Facility as well as seeing a number of sites on the
base.
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