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Aviation

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100 Years of Flight: Provides an overview of those developments that have brought the concept of flight to an ever-evolving reality and pays homage to the men, women, and planes that have contributed to the technological innovation that has transformed transportation. Resource is browsable via lists of influential people, moments, planes, and fashions in the history of aeronautics and flight. Therein, pioneering individuals, the military, space, and commercial categories are available to assist browsing. This offers detailed information pertaining to influential individuals involved in the enterprise of flight, such as Amelia Earhart, Manfred Von Richthofen, Neil Armstrong, and William Boeing, and also includes twenty memorable moments in aviation, such as the first crossing of the English Channel and the arrival of Charles Lindbergh in Paris after making his way across the Atlantic. The Time Magazine story archive provides a sample of flight-related articles as published in the magazine since 1927.
Author: Time
Subjects: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, space exploration
DeweyClass: 629.,1
Resource type: articles, images
Aerospace: Collection of links to aerospace organisations, academic departments, and newsgroups.
Author: Fretwell Downing Group
Subjects: aeronautics, aviation
DeweyClass: 629.1
Resource type: index
Airsafe: Airline Safety Information for the Airline Passenger: Includes safety tips, fatal airline events by airline and model since 1970, and an archive of the 'Airsafe Journal'.
Author: Curtis, Todd
Subjects: aircraft, aviation, public safety
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: documents
ASA: Airline Suppliers Association: An independent aviation association, concerned with addressing the concerns of companies involved in the supply of aviation parts. Includes highlights from the monthly newsletter.
Author: Airline Suppliers Association
Subjects: aeronautics, aircraft, aviation
DeweyClass: 629
Resource type: institution
Aviation Resources: A guide to products, services and support in the aviation industry. Topics include aircraft, airports, aerial photography, flying lessons, history, memorabilia and software.
Author: Electronics-EE
Subjects: aircraft, aviation, photography
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: index
British Microlight Aircraft Association: The BMAA looks after the interests of microlight owners in the UK. It has powers to control training and airworthiness, and its aims are to further the sport of microlight aviation, while keeping flying costs down to a minimum.
Author: British Microlight Aircraft Association
Subjects: aircraft, aviation
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: institution
CAA: Civil Aviation Authority: The CAA is the UK body with responsibility for air safety, economic regulation and air traffic services. In addition the CAA advises the UK government on aviation issues, represents consumer interests, conducts economic and scientific research, produces statistical data and provides specialist services. Online information is available on all these topics.
Author: Civil Aviation Authority
Subjects: aviation
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: institution
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Corporation of three Canadian Museums (the National Museum of Science and Technology, the National Aviation Museum, and the Agriculture Museum). Includes information on the collections and activities of the three constituent museums. Information available in French and English.
Author: National Museum of Science and Technology, Canada
Subjects: agriculture links, aviation, canadian history, canadian museums, science museums
DeweyClass: 507
Resource type: museum
Code One Magazine: Code One concentrates on products and services of Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems but also covers topics that appeal to broader audiences.
Author: Lockheed Martin
Subjects: aerospace, aviation
DeweyClass: 629.1
Resource type: magazine
Cranfield College of Aeronautics: Specifically created to perform research and to develop future leaders for aerospace manufacturing, civil and military aviation, the regulatory bodies, national research laboratories and academia, the College draws together, and links, a wide range of skills, capabilities and facilities from across Cranfield University. It is this pan-university nature that allows the creation of the multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary capabilities, which are so important for the solution of the major challenges facing the sector in the 21st century.
Author: Cranfield College of Aeronautics
Subjects: aeronautics, aircraft, aviation, higher education courses
DeweyClass: 629.132
Resource type: institution
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Virtual Libraries: Searchable index of aerospace and aviation resources including links to conference information, government agencies, museums, NASA space centres, employment, flight simulators, and university and college departments in the US.
Author: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Subjects: aerospace, aviation
DeweyClass: 629.1
Resource type: index
Federal Aviation Administration: US government body with primary responsibility for the safety of civil aviation. Controls US airports, air traffic services, commercial air space, regulation, and certification.
Author: US Federal Aviation Administration
Subjects: aviation, united states government
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: institution
High Altitude Radiation Monitoring Service: Health information for pilots, flight attendants, aviation management, and aero-medical professionals, with an emphasis on radiation monitoring.
Author: Crane, Mardi
Subjects: aviation, occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 616.980213
Resource type: documents
Historic Wings: Magazine offering articles about historic events in the field of aviation. Issues are published on a monthly basis and information is available in German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. Free subscription is available.
Author: Capstone Studio
Subjects: aviation
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: magazine
Journal of Air Transportation World Wide: The Journal of Air Transportation World Wide's (JATWW) mission is to provide the global community with immediate key resource information in all areas of air transportation. It is a scholarly journal dealing with the aeronautical aspects of transport.
Author: University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute
Subjects: aeronautics, aircraft, aviation, transportation
DeweyClass: 629
Resource type: journal
Landings: Extensive directory of aviation and related information, including aerobatics, aircraft, avionics, and flight planning.
Author: Drive
Subjects: aviation
DeweyClass: 387.17
Resource type: index
Lockerbie Trial Briefing: Outlines the progress of the trial of the suspects accused of the death of 270 people by the crash of Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988 (the largest mass murder in Scottish legal history), with a focus on the Scots legal processes involved. Includes information on the background to the case, the charges faced by the defendants, trial arrangements, Scots criminal procedures and evidence, and a glossary of terms used in relation to the trial.
Author: Glasgow University School of Law
Subjects: aviation, crime, scottish law
DeweyClass: 349.41
Resource type: documents
NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports: Full text citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from worldwide sources, published bi-weekly in PDF.
Author: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program
Subjects: aerospace, aviation
DeweyClass: 629.1
Resource type: documents
Pictures of Modern Airliners: A collection of photographs of modern airliners, including Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, and Concorde.
Author: Lundgren, Johan R.
Subjects: aircraft, aviation
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: images
Principles of Flight: An introduction to the physics principles governing flight, including Newton's laws of motion and force, Bernoulli's Principle of Pressure, and vectors, forces, and moments. Also addresses topics such as lift and drag coefficients, load factor, and forces acting on an aeroplane.
Author: Pilotsweb.com
Subjects: aviation, physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Royal Air Force Museum: Britain's National Museum of Aviation, opened in 1972, celebrates the story of aviation from before the Wright Brothers to the present, with an extensive collection of aircraft and associated exhibits. There are some interactive online exhibits, in QuickTime format, designed to create the immersive illusion of standing in a particular spot within a photographed environment.
Author: RAF Museum
Subjects: aircraft, aviation, military history
DeweyClass: 358
Resource type: moving images
Warbirds: Collection of photographs of historical warplanes, depicting those of the Royal Air Force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force, and the Indian and Thai Air Forces.
Author: Sarup, Arjun
Subjects: aviation, military history
DeweyClass: 358
Resource type: image collection