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 Aeroscraft

Want to fly in a Sky Dragon? Maybe an Aeroscraft. Airships are not just for Goodyear and Met Life anymore. Sure they’ll still fly over a stadium near you... but Aeros is seeing to it that airships go beyond how we normally think of airships. One project, the Aeroscraft, will cater to folks who are more interested in the journey than the destination. With a top speed of 174mph it would take about 18 hours to travel coast to coast... but at an altitude of about 8,000 feet, think of the spectacular views you’d get. The Aeroscraft would have the amenities of a cruise ship but you’d be in the blue sky instead of the blue waters.

FMI: www.aerosml.com/