Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"With these demonstrations we will take what we've learned and move from the laboratory to more flight and ground technology tests. We have made a lot of progress in our research toward very quiet aircraft with low carbon footprints. But the real challenge is to integrate ideas and pieces together to make an even larger improvement. Our next steps will help us work towards that goal." Source: Fay Collier, ERA project manager based at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. NASA recently selected eight concepts for demonstration.

FMI: www.nasa.gov/aeronautics