Have you ever fantasized about zipping into a flight suit, going over your flight plans, then strapping yourself into the cockpit of one of the very best jet fighters ever made? Have you ever daydreamed about an afterburner takeoff, the twin-jets pumping out 36,000 pounds of pure thrust, flattening you against your seat as the jet screams into the air in less than 700 feet of runway? All this can be yours.

“We Have Lift Off”
If you are ready for the thrill, the challenge of a lifetime, strap into the cockpit as the canopy swings down, take the controls (I mean, the mouse!), break the speed of sound, pull 9 g's, with me as the co-pilot, on a journey through aviation's top Internet offerings. Scrutinized for content, design, functionality, and overall intended audience, watch as the cream of aviation sites rise before you.

“Business:Companies:Aviation”
If you are interested in knowing more about manufacturers of aircraft and aviation systems you could start with two of the world's leading manufacturers of commercial airplanes-- Boeing and Airbus Industrie. These sites are loaded with everything you need to know about these companies and some superb images. Aerospatiale is one of the worlds leading civilian and military aeronautical manufacturer. McDonell Douglas designs, produces, and supports a variety of aerospace and defense products. It is one of the world's largest defense and space contractors and the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. This site is very well designed and has excellent graphics. Daimler-Benz’s activities are in the fields of aircraft, space, defense and propulsion systems. Lockheed Martin is the manufacturer of F-16s, C-5s, F-22s and other military aircraft. GE is the world's leading manufacturer of military and commercial aircraft jet engines. Other manufacturers of aviation electronics and systems, airspace management systems, and commercial and military aerostructures include Northrop Grumman, Rockwell International and Raytheon Company.

“www.aviation.com”
A lot of sites combine news, event listings and a plethora of topics covering aviation and aerospace related information. Aeronet provides the latest news, press releases, company listings of the commercial aviation industry. Aviation Enthusiast Corner is an excellent reference point for air events and aviation displays and museums. There are also a number of aviation- related newsgroups, such as rec.aviation.misc, rec.aviation.military, rec.aviation.piloting, rec.aviation.student, sci.aeronautics.airliners and lots more. However, the best place to start is rec.aviation.

“The Need For Speed”
There are a lot of sites that concentrate on specific aircraft. For example, visit The Mig-21 Page to learn about its history, evolution and technical information. Concorde enthusiasts will love the site at http://www.utbm.fr/les.personnes/david.tr ebosc/e_index.htm, which documents its history, technical information and other related stuff.

“Hi-Res Meets Hi-Fly Meets Hi-Fi”
If aircraft images are your weakness check out The Plane Page Photo Gallery and the Landings Image Page. The Landings Image page is an excellent collection of links to lots of aviation image archives on the Net. Landings is also one of the most popular aviation news and links site on the Net.

"In-flight Entertainment"
Interested in airline and aviation magazines? Check out Air & Space Magazine and Airliners Magazine. The Asia Science Letter is a quarterly information bulletin published by The USAF Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development. It contains articles highlighting programs, trends, institutions in Asia, abstracts of Trip Reports written by AOARD scientists and summaries of AOARD sponsored programs and events.

“Greed For Speed”
If any of you out there are looking for ways to avoid the morning rush-hour traffic visit Business Air Today that lists almost every executive aircraft there is.

“Prepare For Landing”
Impress everyone around you by telling them the three-digit airport identification code of any airport in the world. You can find this archive at ftp.spies.com under the path /Library/Article/Aero/airport.lis. To become an expert at “Plane-Spotting” take your lessons from Greg's Common Commercial Aircraft Spotter's Guide. And if after all you are serious about making a career in aviation, learn more about some of the aviation academic programs at The Aviation Division of Daniel Webster College.

After you have landed, relax with a dose of Aviation Jokes; a great collection of funny anecdotes about aviation.

Enjoy your flight! See you soon.