--- In asacmug@yahoogroups.com, Matt Zebrowski <zebrowski@...> wrote:
>
> I think this is on Wired Science tonight.
>
>
Yes, I heard about it the next day at work. Looks like
Wired is posting the shows when they air the show on
the East Coast, so we on the West can see it a few hours
early.

While doing work on the aircraft performance
database we use for air traffic control, I got sidetracked
into looking into legacy Douglas airplanes which are
still flying today. Here's a sad link:

http://tinyurl.com/ypew6v

I used to work on the west side of Lakewood Blvd across
the building with the "Fly DC Jets" sign. Now it's just
a dirt lot (to the west of the blue airplane icon)
Ironically, half of Douglas engineering was in their
"Building 36". I worked with you guys in Building 36,
and to complete the trifecta, here at Ames, I work
in Room 36. Go figure....

I also found this interesting article from Australian
Aviation. An excellent case study for engineering and
business types:

http://www.flightpaths.com.au/PDF/Goodbye%20DC%20Jets.pdf


Alex


> > Here's an interesting video on UAVs. It shows some of
> > the work being done at NASA and has a short segment
> > on the iPhone as an airborne camera:
> >
> > http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/163-diy_uavs.html
> >