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 Brief History Of Flying Cars

Back in 1940, Henry Ford said "Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come." The flying car has been seen as something of a holy grail for personal transportation. The website "How Stuff Works" has a brief history of flying cars, which remain elusive but are the subject of ongoing research and development.

FMI: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/flying-car1.htm