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: WWI Aviation Pictorial History - An Illustrated History of WWI Aviation

World War One aviation history is rich and fascinating. It was a period of very rapid technological development, in which aircraft evolved from their humble beginnings as slow moving and fragile powered kites into quick, agile, and sturdy war machines. The Great War consumed the world in a conflict that was unrivaled until that time. The fight for control of the air was where the cunning and bravery of the individual could matter for much. It was a kind of war far different than the one that was waged on the ground. This website is a tribute to those fragile aircraft and to the brave pilots on both sides that flew them.

FMI: www.wwiaviation.com/toc.shtml