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: Paper Airplanes

Want to learn how to fold up the "DC-3 of paper airplanes", including upturned wingtips that prevent wingtip vortex, a long tail that gives directional stability? Progressively-thicker folds where the wing joins the fuselage prevents distortion during windy days, while multiple folds of paper concentrate the center of gravity well below and forward of the wings for hang-glider stability. It's all right here.

FMI: www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/paper/airplane.html