Mon, Oct 05, 2009
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: The Rogallo
Foundation
In 1948, Francis and Gertrude Rogallo enjoyed the first
successful flight of their flexible wing, a revolutionary aero
concept that was constructed from Gertrude's kitchen curtains and
developed from research conducted in their in-house, homemade wind
tunnel. This remarkable invention was a wing with no rigid members
that creates an airfoil shape when flying and generates lift
similar to a rigid airfoil. This incredible invention led to hang
gliders, paragliders, kites, stunt kites, and revolutionized
parachutes. Based on the Rogallo invention, millions of people
around the world have been introduced to the pleasures, adventures,
and challenges of aviation.
The Rogallo Foundation was created in 1992 and its mission is to
honor the Rogallo's; preserve their priceless records, artifacts,
and research; interpret their incredible story; and protect this
legacy of free flight for millions of people in all the Nations of
the world.
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