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: DC-9 Cockpit Restoration

This site will follow the restoration of Ship 9912, a former Northwest Airlines DC-9-31 airplane. Restoration of the instrument panel of Ship 9912 began in earnest in February 2009. Work on the cockpit is being done primarily by volunteers.

The main objective is to preserve and restore the cockpit of a ex NWA DC-9. The interior of the cockpit will be stripped to a near-bare state, with all the major wiring and panels removed or exposed. Hoses, tubing, and electrical wiring will be removed. Meanwhile, the instrument panel belonging to N962N has been restored and will be placed into the cockpit section. The cockpit will then be painstakingly assembled. N962N is a newly formed group of aviation enthusiasts dedicated to restore and preserve the cockpit of N962N.."

FMI: http://nwadc9.yolasite.com/