There are a number of web sites that contain valuable aeronautical information.
| Link | Comments |
|---|---|
| Abbott Aerospace | Many NACA and NASA reports describing computational methods are arranged neatly for browsing. Emphasis on structural analysis with composite materials. Also lots of specifications and standards. Richard Abbott. |
| AERADE | Access to reports from the Aeronautical Research Council, which contains much of the work of the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Supported bu the University at Cranfield. |
| Aerodynamics for Students | This web textbook contains information, data tables and computer programs for the study of Aerodynamics. D.J. Auld, University of Sydney. |
| Aeronautical Survey Program | Airport geodetic control, runway, navigational aid,obstructions, etc. |
| Aerospace Testing International | Web site for Aerospace Testing magazine. |
| AerospaceWeb | Answers from experts in aerospace. |
| Airfoil Generator | An interactive generator for NACA 4-Digit airfoils. Requires Java. Jens Trapp and Robert Zores. |
| Airliners.net | Lots of detailed specifications, photos and history of commercial airliners. |
| Aviation Formulary | Many useful equations for flight mechanics, navigation, etc. Edward Williams |
| Aviation Week | The famous magazine. Much of the site is for subscribers only. |
| BGA | Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics. K-12 oriented. NASA Glenn. |
| BGA | Another Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics. K-8 oriented. UC Davis |
| CFD Review | Info and links for computational fluid dynamics. From Viable Computing. |
| eFlightManuals | Flight manuals (on CD-ROM) for the military warbird community. |
| eFluids | One stop internet resource for fluid dynamics and flow engineering professionals |
| Engineers Toolkit | Download all of the MIL SPEC documents. Lots of other information on-line. Jeff Woolmer. |
| EverySpec | Similar to Engineers Toolkit. Goal is to give you access to every specification and standard. Actually, you can often get this info directly from Google, Yahoo, or Bing. |
| ESDU | The old RAE Data Sheets. Now up-to-date commercial operation. |
| Fighter Planes | Photos, specs, info on many fighters, old and new. VRML files, FAQ, etc. from Werner Bergmans. |
| Flight Global | Web site for Flight International magazine. Links to their huge collection of cutaway pictures. |
| Flug Review | Current aviation news from European viewpoint. |
| Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage | Tells you what airfoil is used on a given airplane. Dave Lednicer. |
| Intellicus | Intellicus has a number of interesting pages and projects slanted towards K-8 students. It also has a number of good links to other aero-oriented sites. |
| Luft '46 | A summary of the dozens of facinating vehicles that were in the conceptual design phase in Germany at the end of WW II. |
| Motor Books | My favorite bookstore for aviation, space, etc. It happens to be next door to my favorite pub in London. |
| NASA Dryden Photo Server | Big collection of airplane photos. Emphasis on NASA and Edwards AFB. |
| NASA History Office | Lots of good publications about NACA and NASA research. |
| NASA Newsroom | The latest official NASA news releases. |
| NASA Technical Reports Server | NACA and NASA published reports for download as PDF. |
| Twitt | Website for flying wing and tailless aircraft enthusiasts. |
| UIUC Airfoil Data Site | The definitive source of information on airfoil coordinates and data. Lots of good links for further investigations. Mike Selig and students. |
| Warfighter's Encyclopedia | Lots of info on current weapons and delivery systems. NAVAIR - China Lake. There may be security problems with direct linking to this site. Best to use a search engine. |
| WeatherWise | Education oriented site focussed on weather and the atmosphere. Check out the baseball simulator. Steve Ackerman and Tom Whittaker. |
| The Wind Tunnel Connection | Another site that intents to catalog all the wind tunnels. Emphasis on USA. Also needs lots of updating. |
Go to the aeronautical software page or the aeronautical instruction page or the web links page.