Flight of the Day

1. Jeff Hecht on Top 10 Weapons of the Future at NewScientist. It's sad advances in technology are utilized for weapons production. And two of the top 10 involve advances in aviation and aeronautics.

2. Duncam Graham-Rowe on the 50 Years of DARPA at NewScientist. Find out the two spectacular achievements of DARPA in aeronautics in its 50-year history. And others which may just surprise you...

3. Bob Christie of the Associated Press on the fate of the more than 6,000 B737 Classics all over the world after that Southwest Airlines roof-ripping accident at Yahoo! News.

Flight of the Day

1. Rebecca Boyle on quadrocopters at PopSci. Check this out to know what quadrocopters are... and the funny things they are designed to do.

2. David Noland on the 10 airplane crashes that changed aviation at Popular Mechanics. Everytime you fly in a plane, think of the innovation and changes in technology that make your flight safer.
3. Anne Trafton of the MIT News Office on inspecting advanced composite materials. The story was reprinted (with adaptations) at ScienceDaily. Think you know much about aircraft materials inspection? Here's one that adds to your knowledge.