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: National Institute Of Aeronautical Research (NIAR)

NIAR was established in 1985 when Wichita State University President Warren Armstrong felt a need to strengthen research and services support to the aviation industry. Fred Sudermann, executive assistant to the president, was assigned the responsibility of developing and coordinating these efforts that, with the support of the university faculty, the industry, the community and the federal government, resulted in the creation of the Institute for Aviation Research in 1985. The institute celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open house next week.

FMI: www.niar.wichita.edu/openhouse