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Aviation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 100 Years of Flight 
 This site from Time magazine "looks back at an amazing century of inspirational people, daring moments and ground-breaking aircraft that helped make the world a lot smaller." Includes profiles of twenty individuals such as Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, and William Boeing; twenty memorable moments in aviation; twenty revolutionary planes; and an illustrated essay on airline hostess fashions. Also features images of related Time magazine covers. http://www.time.com/time/2003/flight/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Jun 25, 2003 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet Research Collection
Digital collection of images from the "first international aviation meet (air meet) in America ... held on Dominguez Hill [in California] in 1910." Searchable, or browse by topics such as planes, dirigibles and balloons, events and market dedications, and ephemera. Includes a link to a related website about the event. From the Department of Archives and Special Collections, California State University, Dominguez Hills. http://archives.csudh.edu:2006/cdm4/aviationmeet.php Topics: Transportation Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Accident Investigation: TWA Flight 800
Contains the final accident report from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on the July 1996 crash of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800. Includes transcripts of related public meetings, documents, and presentation materials. http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/twa800/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Sep 12, 2005 Aerospaceweb.org
Engineers employed within the aerospace industry formed this site to "provide information regarding a wide range of aerospace-related fields, including aircraft design, spacecraft design, aerodynamics, and aerospace history." Features pictures and data on international aircraft, and an "Ask a Rocket Scientist" section for questions about aviation and aerospace. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/ Topics: Science, Technology, Transportation Last updated Mar 10, 2004 Air Transport World (ATW)
Selected articles from this publication for the international air transportation industry. Articles cover industry trends, airlines in specific world regions (such as Latin America and Asia/Pacific), routes and airports, aircraft and equipment, safety and security, and other topics. Includes data on U.S. and international airlines, industry news, and event listings. http://www.atwonline.com Topics: Industries, Transportation Last updated May 9, 2006 The Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP)
The site features citations to "significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals." Database extends back to 1988 and is updated continuously. Some articles are full text. Browsable by subject or title. From the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/aulimp/ Topics: Magazines, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Transportation Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Airbus Unveils 'Superjumbo' Jet
Collection of news stories and features about the Airbus A380, the "world's largest passenger plane," which was unveiled in January 2005 and is expected to enter service in 2006. Features a timeline for the A380, photos, a video on the building of the A380, features on aviation history, and related news stories and links. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4183201.stm Topics: Transportation Last updated Aug 10, 2009 AirDisaster.Com
This site provides a hoard of information on aircraft accidents and safety. Included are photos, videos, chronologies, and eyewitness reports of air disasters, with links to official reports, a glossary of terms, and a search interface for the Accident Database of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). http://www.airdisaster.com/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Oct 24, 2002 Airliners.net: The Wings of the Web
This site claims to have the largest aviation photo database on the Internet, containing nearly one million photographs of commercial airliners, military aircraft, classic and historic airplanes, helicopters, accidents, airplane interiors, airports, and more. The site also has aviation statistics, industry news, and a discussion forum. http://www.airliners.net/ Topics: Military, Photograph Collections, Statistics, Transportation Last updated Oct 30, 2005 AirNav.com
This site provides detailed, regularly updated aeronautical flight planning information for the pilot. Includes airport locations (public, private, and military) in the United States, runway information, technical and operational information about radio navigation aids and communication frequencies, aviation fuel prices, and a fuel stop planner. http://www.airnav.com/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Transportation Last updated Jul 20, 2006 Airport Wildlife Hazard Mitigation
This website's purpose is "to provide users with information that will allow them to better understand and practice wildlife hazard mitigation at airports through wildlife control." It provides general information, statistical reports, news, links, and other material about wildlife strikes (most commonly birds) to aircraft, which have resulted in destruction and malfunctions of the aircraft parts. Includes many photos of damaged planes. From the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); maintained by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/public_html/index.html Topics: Transportation Last updated Jan 19, 2009 AirSafe.com
Airline safety information for the passenger. Also includes information on fatal airline accidents by region, airport and airline security, information about materials passengers are not permitted to have on airplanes, how to make complaints, and links to other airline safety and policy-related sites. Maintained by an "aviation safety expert." http://www.airsafe.com/ Topics: Transportation, Travel Last updated Aug 11, 2005 Airship
An airship is a "self-powered, lighter-than-air craft with means of controlling its flight path." The site includes information about documentaries, films, and fiction featuring airships; graphics; journals; library collections; manufacturers; organizations; discussion groups; and more. http://spot.colorado.edu/~dziadeck/airship.html Topics: Transportation Last updated May 9, 2005 The Airship Is Coming!
Material about the history of blimp transportation and communication. Features an exhibition about these giant airships, "from the very first zeppelin that flew over Lake Constance in Germany in 1900 to the last, which was broken up there in 1940." Also includes a video clip, maps of zeppelin routes over Denmark, and a game. In English and Danish. From the Post & Tele Museum, Denmark. http://mini.ptt-museum.dk/zeppex/en/enFront.html Topics: Transportation Last updated Jun 8, 2009 American by Air
Companion website for this permanent exhibition (opened in November 2007) that tells "the story of air travel and its impact on U.S. history, culture and everyday life." Exhibit sections cover the beginnings of air travel, airline expansion and innovation, propeller airlines, and the jet age. Includes images, fun activities, personal stories, current airline news, and behind-the-scenes material. From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal102/americabyair/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Dec 14, 2007 American Military Aircraft
This site provides a history of U.S. military aircraft (attack, fighters, bombers, cargo), covering their origins, development, specifications, and in some cases, disposition. There are no illustrations. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/uscombataircraft.html Topics: Military, Transportation Last updated Aug 7, 2002 Ansari X Prize
Brief history of this prize "modeled after the Orteig Prize, won by Charles Lindbergh in 1927 for being the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris, and mirrors the hundreds of aviation incentive prizes offered early in the 20th Century." Provides links to other X prizes such as the Archon X Prize for Genomics and the Automotive X Prize. From the X Prize Foundation. http://www.xprize.org/x-prizes/ansari-x-prize Topics: Astronomy, Technology, Transportation Last updated Sep 12, 2007 Aviation Consumer Protection Division
This organization receives formal complaints from consumers on issues relating to air travel and "provides guidance to the industry and members of the public." Includes complaint procedures, travel tips, selected news, and monthly consumer reports that discuss flight delays, mishandled baggage, oversales, and consumer complaints. Some information available in several languages and Braille. From the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Transportation Last updated Jun 2, 2006 Aviation Sites
A large directory of Web sites, with an emphasis on military aviation. The links (over 700) are grouped into categories (databases, manufacturers, specific aircraft, photographs, squadrons, museums, etc.) but are not annotated. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/aircraft.html Topics: Military, Museums, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Sep 3, 2002 Aviation Special Investigation Report: Emergency Medical Services
This set of presentations for a 2006 National Transportation Safety Board meeting examines emergency medical service (EMS) aviation operations, including accidents and safety issues. Provides presentations concerning seven EMS aviation accidents from 2003-2005. From the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). http://www.ntsb.gov/events/2006/ems/presentations.htm Topics: Transportation Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Aviation Week & Space Technology
Daily updates of the latest in civil and military aviation and space industry news and analysis. Includes selected full-text articles from the print version, plus headlines and links to news from Aviation Daily and Aerospace Daily magazines and nice list of other Web aviation resources. http://www.aviationnow.com/ Topics: Magazines, Transportation Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms
Provides images and information about historical sites related to aviation history, including locations related to the Wright brothers and other aviation pioneers, modern airports and air terminals, military air fields and hangars, and space centers and launching sites. Provides an interactive map, essays, related links, and travel information. From the National Park Service in partnership with other government agencies. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/ Topics: Astronomy, History, National Parks & Forests, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
This site provides an introduction to the fundamentals of aerodynamics and propulsion and includes diagrams and explanations (linked to further materials) on: airplanes and their parts; lift; thrust; air properties; gliders; wind tunnels; curve ball; forces; and propulsion. There are interactive animated versions for many of the pages. Prepared by the NASA Learning Technologies Project and geared toward secondary math and science teachers. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/index.html Topics: K-12 Education, Transportation Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Bird Strike Committee USA
Website for an organization concerned with "[b]ird and other wildlife strikes to aircraft [which] annually cause well over $600 million in damage to U.S. civil and military aviation." Of particular interest to a general audience are "Top 10 Bird Strike Myths" and a list of significant bird and wildlife strikes. Bird Strike Committee USA is a volunteer organization steered by members from the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and industry. http://www.birdstrike.org/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Jan 22, 2009 Bird Strike Mitigation and Emergency Procedures
Quick links to federal rules and procedure related to wildlife mitigation programs at airports. Find links to the text of Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) concerning bird strike damage, windshields and windows, bird ingestion, and aircraft structure damage. Also provides fact sheets, advisory circulars, and other related material. From the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=57767 Topics: Transportation Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Blue Angels
History and background information about the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps flight team. Find practice and show schedules, images, a FAQ, and other information about the Blue Angels aircraft and pilots. http://www.blueangels.navy.mil Topics: Notable People, Transportation Last updated Oct 3, 2006 Boeing: History
A corporate history of Boeing, including a chronology, brief biographies of company leaders, and indexes of aircraft, with pictures and statistical information. Separate sections cover the histories of two other companies acquired by Boeing: McDonnell Douglas and North American Aviation (later North American Rockwell). Biographies feature video clips. http://www.boeing.com/history/ Topics: Business, Industries, Statistics, Transportation Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Centennial of Flight: Born of Dreams, Inspired by Freedom
Orville and Wilbur Wright "completed the world's first successful powered, heavier-than-air flight" on December 17, 1903. This national "celebration commemorates this achievement and 100 years of aviation history." This site includes sections for children, educators, enthusiasts, and the media, and covers the history of flight, information about the Wright Brothers, sights and sounds of aviation, and more. From the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Transportation Last updated Oct 15, 2003 Chasing the Sun
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series based on the book "Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation" by T. A. Heppenheimer. Feature photos and essays about aviation history, an aviation timeline, and profiles of planes (such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380), innovators (pilots, builders, passengers, inventors, and airline executives), and companies and manufacturers. Also includes related links. http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Civil Air Patrol: United States Air Force Auxiliary
Official Web site of the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Includes history of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), information on the three congressionally mandated missions of the organization (aerospace education, cadet programs, and emergency services), resources for homeland security, links to national headquarters and regional units, and information on joining CAP. http://cap.gov/ Topics: Terrorism, Transportation Last updated Jun 5, 2003 Commercial Space Transportation
"The Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) is the only space-related line of business within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)." The site provides information about AST activities, including licensing, regulation, enforcement, and reports and studies. Also includes a launch schedule, legislation and treaties, and more. http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ Topics: Astronomy, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Technology, Transportation Last updated Nov 25, 2006 Contrails
Brief introduction to "the condensation trail left behind jet aircrafts ... called contrails. Contrails form when hot humid air from jet exhaust mixes with environmental air of low vapor pressure and low temperature." Includes a brief discussion of how contrails "reduce the terrestrial energy losses of the planet, resulting in a warming." From a professor of atmospheric and ocean sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/class/contrail.html Topics: Transportation, Weather Last updated Jun 27, 2006 CSI for Birds: Scientists Use Forensic Techniques to Improve Airport Safety
This illustrated article describes the work of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMAH) Feather Identification Lab, which is "one of a handful that identifies the remains of birds that have collided with aircraft -- incidents formally known as 'bird-strikes.'" Includes microscope images showing the differences in bird feathers and related links. From the NMAH's Science in the News feature. http://www.mnh.si.edu/highlight/feathers/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, Transportation Last updated Feb 3, 2009 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan
Biography of aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who, in 1938, "'mistakenly' flew from New York to Ireland -- when he was supposed to be flying from New York to California -- because he seemingly misread his compass." The term "Wrong Way Corrigan" has become a colloquialism to "describe anyone who blunders and goes the wrong way, particularly in sporting events." Includes links to related aviation articles and websites. From the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/corrigan/EX16.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Transportation Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Dream of Flight
This Library of Congress presentation "commemorating the centennial of flight" uses the "Library's rarest and most significant materials to explore the notion that flight, whether fanciful or actual, has inspired and occupied a central place in most cultures." Items of special interest to children and families are highlighted with an icon. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-home.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Transportation Last updated Oct 20, 2004 EAA Young Eagles
This program encourages young people ages 8-17 to explore aviation by offering free flights with certified Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) pilots. The site offers background information about the program, an interactive timeline, puzzles and games, a FAQ for parents, images of airplanes, and links to related Web sites. http://www.youngeagles.org/ Topics: Mysteries and More, Transportation Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Earthrounders
"This site is a register of pilots who have flown around the world in light aircraft. It records the pilots and their aircraft in chronological order, and aims to inspire others who have similar flying dreams." Includes information about round the world (RTW) flights in progress, international clearances and airports, solo flights, air races, and records. Also provides links to aviation resources, a bibliography, and a message board. http://www.earthrounders.com/ Topics: Notable People, Transportation Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA): The Spirit of Aviation
This aviation enthusiasts' organization is interested in "antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircraft." Find information on programs, news and regional aviation events, information about government advocacy efforts, photos from the EAA aviation celebration in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and more. The "Timeless Voices" section archives "first person oral histories of aviation's development," and the "Homebuilders" section has videos on plane construction techniques. http://www.eaa.org/ Topics: Transportation Last updated May 5, 2008 FAA Order 7400.2F: Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters
This document outlines the regulations pertaining to airspace as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It provides details about the different classes of airspace, special use airspace categories (such as prohibited, restricted, military operations areas, and national security areas), and related topics. Acronyms are included in Part I, Chapter 1 of this document. http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/AIR/INDEX.HTM Topics: Transportation Last updated Jul 20, 2009 FAAST: FAA Safety Team
Website for this Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program that has the mission of improving "the Nation's aviation safety record by conveying safety principles and practices through training, outreach, and education." Find background about the program (including details about the Wings pilot proficiency program), an extensive online library of safety and training publications, links to websites for pilots and mechanics, and related material. From the FAA. http://www.faasafety.gov/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Apr 14, 2008 Faster Than Sound
Companion website for this Nova program about the breaking of the sound barrier (flying faster than the speed of sound) in 1947 by test pilot Chuck Yeager. Features cover the Bell X-1 aircraft and the team that worked with it, military applications of high-speed flight, the science behind sonic booms, and the fastest airplane, boat, and car (as of 1997). Includes a teacher's guide and program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Oct 4, 2007 Federal Air Marshal Service
This site provides background information about the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), whose members are deployed to "detect, deter and defeat hostile acts targeting U.S. air carriers, airports, passengers and crews." Features history of commercial aviation terrorism and FAMS. From the Transportation Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.tsa.gov/lawenforcement/people/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Terrorism, Transportation Last updated Apr 18, 2007 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Accident & Incident Data
This site features preliminary air carrier accident and incident data for events occurring in the past ten business days. Also provides "information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters." Full text of annual statistical reports date back to 1994. http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/ Topics: Statistics, Transportation Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Federal Aviation Administration: Aircraft Safety
This page compiles publications and resources about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety programs. It includes safety advisories and alerts, statistics, and information about FAA programs such as the Air Transportation System Oversight Program (ATOS), International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA), System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO), pilot safety, passenger health and safety, and pilot and mechanic awards. Includes related links. From the FAA. http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Federal Aviation Administration: Runway Safety
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents and data on runway incursions, which are "occurrence[s] in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off" or landing. The "2005 Runway Safety Report" includes detailed information about runways at specific U.S. airports. Historical runway incursion data is available for 2001 to the present. http://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Transportation Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Female Frontiers: Female Aviation Firsts
View information about aviation firsts by women from the 1910s through the 1990s. List includes Bessie Raiche (the first woman to fly solo), Amelia Earhart (first women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean), Jacqueline Cochran (first woman to break the sound barrier), and Eileen M. Collins (first female space shuttle commander). Includes links to additional material about selected women, but some links are broken. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). http://quest.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/activities/womanswork/firststimeline/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Mar 12, 2008 Flight Arrivals and Departures
Provides "arrival/departure/delay and cancellation information for all commercial airline flights operating to/from/within the United States." Search by airport, airline, and flight number. http://www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights Topics: Transportation Last updated Aug 25, 2002 Flight of the Silver Dart
This website commemorates the centennial of the "inaugural Canadian aviation feat on February 23rd, 1909" in which "the vision of flying a powered aircraft for the first time in Canada came to be when the Silver Dart took to the air ... in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia." Features background about the flight and those involved, such as Alexander Graham Bell. Also includes list of centennial events and related material. In English and French. http://www.flightofthesilverdart.ca/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Flight-history.com
Aviation history, before the era of jet planes. Includes stories, photos, and plane details. Visitors can send an electronic postcard and post comments. Registration (free) required to submit information to the site or receive e-mail updates. Provides links to aviation museums worldwide. http://www.flight-history.com/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Flights of Inspiration
This site presents a dynamic, online exhibit on early aviation. It examines "the challenge of flight, from the Wright brothers' first flight to the transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown." Both famous flights are discussed in detail, with scanned images of original telegrams, notes, and plans. Hands-on activities are here, complete with explanations of the principles involved, to investigate the wonders of flying. Aimed at students aged 10-14, with a section especially for science teachers, this site, nevertheless, has something for everyone. http://www.fi.edu/flights/index.html Topics: K-12 Education, Science, Transportation Last updated Dec 10, 2000 Future of Flight: Aviation Museum & Boeing Tour
Website for this museum in Mukilteo, Washington state, that "offers a remarkable opportunity to see both commercial jet production today and the direction aviation is headed in the future." The site features an overview of exhibits, and details about taking a tour of the Boeing factory (including a video clip). http://www.futureofflight.org Topics: Transportation Last updated Sep 7, 2006 GAO: Aviation Security: Federal Air Marshal Service Could Benefit From Improved Planning and Controls
This November 2005 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends practices for the management of the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), which has "undergone a number of changes in recent years, including a 2003 transfer from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and a 2005 transfer from ICE back to TSA." Discusses training efforts, career opportunities, internal controls, and related topics. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-203 Topics: National Security, Terrorism, Transportation Last updated Dec 14, 2005 General Aviation: It's Working for America
Information about general aviation, including a list of the over 18,000 community airports in the U.S.--how it helps sick and injured children, how it supports local businesses and more than 1.3 million jobs, how it is part of medical relief efforts, and how it relates to local weather forecasting. Sections discuss the advantages, safety, and future of general aviation with links to government, business, and media. http://www.gaservingamerica.org/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Transportation Last updated Mar 13, 2004 George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers
This collection "offers a rare glimpse into the life of [Amelia Earhart,] America's premier woman aviator. ... [who, in] 1928 ... was the first woman to across the Atlantic." It "includes more than 3,500 scans of photographs, maps, and documents relating to Earhart." Also provides a finding aid, biography of Earhart, a timeline, images of Earhart's medals in the collection, and links to related sites. From Purdue University Libraries. http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Glossary of Airship Terms
Glossary of terms associated with airships. "Airship [is] the generic term for any dirigible or powered lighter-than-air vehicle, including blimps and zeppelins. Until the 1930s, the word 'airship' was used to refer to both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air craft, but now its use generally implies only LTA craft." Includes terms such as "ballonet" and "catenary curtain." From BlimpInfo.com, a publication of The Lighter-Than-Air Society. http://www.blimpinfo.com/glossary.html Topics: Transportation Last updated May 11, 2005 Great Aviation Quotes: Quotations on Flying
An extensive collection of quotations on all aspects of flying: pilots, birds, airports, airplanes, space flight, UFOs, balloons, humor, skydiving, the airline industry, etc. Browse by category or search by keywords. http://www.skygod.com/quotes/ Topics: English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Outdoor Recreation, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Transportation Last updated Jan 31, 2001 Great Images in NASA (GRIN)
This site provides the public with more than one thousand digital pictures relating to NASA's history. It includes pictures of spacecraft and astronauts as well as pictures of space taken from spacecraft. The collection is searchable and the pictures can be browsed by subject and by space center. Each image is available in three sizes. http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Transportation Last updated Jan 6, 2003 Helicopter History Site
Contains a FAQ on helicopter history, fact sheets on various models of helicopters, information on how helicopters fly, personal stories, and more. http://www.helis.com/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Aug 16, 2005 High Flyers: Canadian Women in Aviation
An overview of "Canadian women's participation in the field of aviation," including "personal photos, memorabilia and other archival documents, [and brief] biographies of approximately twenty women." From Canada's Digital Collections. Available in English and French. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/high_flyers/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Transportation Last updated May 10, 2008 Hindenburg (LZ-129)
Information about this German passenger airship, which was "destroyed in a tragic fire on May 6, 1937" at the Navy Air Station at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The site features images of the Hindenburg's construction, interior, and artifacts. Also includes audio from a broadcast made at the time of the tragedy. From the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. http://www.nlhs.com/hindenburg.htm Topics: Transportation Last updated May 9, 2005 History of Flight From Around the World
"Many nations gave birth to aviation. ... To recognize these contributions, we asked the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) to have each ICAS country identify its pioneers and present the story of its national achievements in aerospace." Features country profiles for nearly two dozen countries and pioneer profiles for individuals such as Leonardo da Vinci and the Wright brothers. From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=307 Topics: Transportation Last updated Oct 20, 2005 History of Flight Timeline
Contains a timeline of the "numerous contributions made to flight," from 3500 B.C. to the present. From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=260 Topics: Transportation Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Hot Topics: Wright Brothers First Flight Centennial, 1903 - 2003
History of these two famous airmen, photographs, and related resources about aviation, plus an extensive section on aeronautical pioneers such as Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, and Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin. From the Daniel J. Evans Library at Evergreen State College, Washington state. http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/wrightbros100/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People, Transportation Last updated Oct 6, 2009 How Air Force One Works
This site explains the intricacies of Air Force One, technically, the "radio call name for any U.S. Air Force plane carrying the president of the United States" and generally Boeing 747-200B jets. Covers the history, amenities, and workings of the "flying White House." Call signs for other branches of the armed forces are "Army One" (Army aircraft) and "Marine One" (helicopter). http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm Topics: Military, The United States Presidency, Transportation Last updated Nov 18, 2008 International Air Transport Association (IATA): Industry Economics & Facts
Fact sheets, statistics, and other material about the international air travel industry. Provides data on airlines (such as number of passengers and miles flown), a monthly newsletter on industry trends, list of acronyms, and fact sheets on topics such as fuel prices, emissions, avian flu, and safety. From the International Air Transport Association (IATA). http://www.iata.org/pressroom/industry_facts/ Topics: Industries, Transportation Last updated May 9, 2006 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Website for this museum complex, located in downtown Manhattan, that centers around the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, which "was commissioned for service in World War II and went on to serve as a primary recovery vessel for NASA and then in Vietnam." The site features general information about the museum and its exhibits as well as details about the Intrepid. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation Last updated Jan 23, 2009 Inventors Gallery
Find information on aviation pioneers during the period 1799 to 1909. Entries include a brief biography, photographs, and links to related sites. Browsable. Part of the site "To Fly Is Everything." Maintained by a psychology professor at Mississippi State University. http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/inventors/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Jan 3, 2005 The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
The principles of aeronautics for elementary and middle school children, presented in three levels in English and Spanish for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Curriculum Bridges provides activities that show the relationships between aeronautics and math, language arts, social studies, visual/performing arts, and literature. Includes a basic Internet tutorial, lesson plans, an animated sign language dictionary, the Wright brothers, descriptions of careers, and Tennis Science. http://wings.avkids.com/ Topics: K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Transportation Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Land, Air & Sea
Website for this virtual museum dedicated to alternative vehicles, including "flying cars, amphibious aeroplanes, amphibious cars, hovercraft, submarines and ATV's." The exhibits section features descriptions and images of vehicles such as the "Yellow Submarine," and the "Amfibidiver," a "twin seat machine, that drives on land, floats like a boat and dives like a submarine." http://www.landairandsea.com Topics: Automobiles, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Last Launch for the UK Skylark Rocket
Article commemorating the final launch on May 1, 2005, of the "Skylark sounding rocket." This rocket, "which first flew in 1957, became a very inexpensive but effective way of carrying scientific experiments into suborbital space." Includes a description of Skylark experiments and a diagram of the final mission. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4490253.stm Topics: Transportation Last updated May 3, 2005 Latina Women of NASA
Find "profiles of diverse Latina women working at NASA centers across our nation." Includes links to related pages on Hispanic-Americans and women at NASA. From NASA's Langley Research Center. http://oeop.larc.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Statistics, Transportation Last updated Sep 1, 2009 Lindbergh
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "American Experience" program on Charles Lindbergh, "an American hero whose life teemed with contradictions." The site provides program transcripts, biographical material and images of Lindbergh, a timeline of aviation milestones, and a teacher's guide. Includes special features about Lindbergh's plane (The Spirit of St. Louis), his wife (Anne Morrow Lindbergh), and the kidnapping of his son. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/ Topics: Notable People, Transportation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Louisiana Aviation Since 1910
This site provides illustrated information about early airplane flight in Louisiana. It features information about Harry and Marguerite Williams, Jimmie and Walter Wedell, early commercial airlines, and the development of airmail. Also includes a selected bibliography. From the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of the Louisiana State Museum. http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/aviation/wedwm.htm Topics: Museums by Place: United States, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Marine One
Marine One is the "call sign for any U.S. rotary-winged aircraft carrying the president of the United States," most recently it is usually a Modified VH-60N. There are photographs of current and past helicopters used in the service of presidents and information about their history, alphanumerical designators, cruise speeds, and range of miles. See The RotorHead to compare the information and photographs with other U.S. and foreign rotary-winged military aircraft. http://www.rotorhead.org/military/marine1.asp Topics: Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency, Transportation Last updated Nov 18, 2008 McChord Air Museum
Features information about the McChord Air Force Base (Washington state) museum's collection of aircraft and U.S. Air Force memorabilia, a pictorial history of the 1952 control tower, details about the F-106A restoration project, and pictures of the F-106 luggage pod of Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., and historical information about the museum, the base, and Col. William C. McChord. Also includes flight-related educational activities. http://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/ Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 16, 2004 Milestones of Flight
Companion to an exhibition highlighting "some of the major 'firsts' in aviation and space history." Features illustrated descriptions of the 1903 Wright Flyer (first successful airplane), Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" (first solo transatlantic flight), Sputnik I (first artificial satellite), Gemini IV (first American spacewalk), Breitling Orbiter 3 Gondola (first nonstop around-the-world balloon flight), and others. From the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal100/gal100.html Topics: Transportation Last updated Nov 6, 2006 NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
A "web-based search engine for simultaneously searching one or more of NASA's online image and photo collections. Searching is performed using keywords. ... NIX returns thumbnail sized images; textual descriptions; image numbers; and links to higher resolution images, more information, and the NASA Center that stores each image." Searches hundreds of thousands of NASA images. The Browse link will lead to NASA's choice of their best photos. The Options link will let you search within a collection. http://nix.nasa.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Photograph Collections, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jul 7, 2003 NASA's History Office
A rich site detailing the history and accomplishments of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as information on current and planned projects. Also includes general history of aeronautics and astronautics and provides links to other sites with an emphasis on the history of space flight and exploration. http://history.nasa.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jan 27, 2001 National Museum of the US Air Force
A large, searchable collection of historic information and photos about aircraft and missiles from aviation's early years; World War II; Korean war; modern and space flight; presidential aircraft; engines; weapons; equipment; uniforms; and more. There are special archives and galleries; an index of manufacturers; related links; and trivia quizzes. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Transportation, U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Olympic Flight Museum
The Web site for this Olympia, Washington state, museum features an online gallery with detailed descriptions and histories of various military aircraft. Includes information about artifacts, exhibits, lectures, and tours at the museum, which is located at Olympia Regional Airport. Also provides links to Web sites for other air museums. http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation Last updated Sep 27, 2004 Open Skies
Compilation of documents pertaining to aviation policy between the European Union (EU) and the United States. Provides proposals, draft agreements, and other material about rulings related to removal on restrictions on international airline routes between the EU and US. From the European Union - Delegation of the European Commission to the United States. http://www.eurunion.org/eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2936&Itemid=26 Topics: International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Transportation Last updated May 29, 2009 Operation Migration (OM)
Orphaned and captive birds do not know how to migrate. Flying light airplanes, OM pilots act "as surrogate parents, helping the birds imprint on the aircraft and conditioning them to fly with it. Later, when the birds are mature, they are led south by the OM team on a pre-determined route to a safe wintering site." Includes photo and field journals and video clips of their work with Canada geese, Sandhill cranes, and whooping cranes. http://www.operationmigration.org/ Topics: Birds, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Transportation Last updated Jan 2, 2002 Pearson Air Museum
This site introduces the Vancouver, Washington state, museum, which is located on "the oldest, active airfield in the United States" and is "the first step in a three-phase project to recreate a pre-WWII Army Air Corps Field that existed at Pearson Field in the 1920s and 1930s." The site features an illustrated history of the field, an online preview of the museum's exhibits and facilities, a calendar, volunteer information, and links. http://www.fortvan.org/pages/pearson-air-museum Topics: History By Place, Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 26, 2009 The Pichs Collection: Exploring Cuba's History Through Postal Stamps
A history of domestic and international mail in Cuba (1830-1939), featuring "'folded letters' (pre-philatelic covers), stamped envelopes, and historic postcards," and a history of commercial aviation in Cuba, "including many envelopes commemorative of events in Cuba's aviation history." From the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and Instituto San Carlos, located in Key West, Florida. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/pichs/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, History By Place, Transportation Last updated May 22, 2003 PlaneCrashInfo.com
A database of major aviation accidents from 1908 to the present, including "all civil and commercial aviation accidents of scheduled and non-scheduled passenger airliners worldwide, which resulted in a fatality." Also has reports on the worst civil aviation crashes, famous people killed, unusual crashes, statistics, airline safety ratings, and accidents by type of aircraft and by airline. Includes a bibliography and related links. http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ Topics: Statistics, Transportation Last updated Jul 3, 2007 The Principles of Flight
An excellent introduction to the science of flight. Formulas, laws, and the principles governing the physics of flight are explained using descriptions, equations, and simple diagrams. Categories include Newton's laws, Bernoulli's Principle of Pressure, airfoils, lift and drag, load factors, and more. lii.org Record of the Month, April 2002. http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm Topics: Transportation Last updated Jun 25, 2002 Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe)
This site contains discussion forums for professional airline pilots with a British focus. Includes late-breaking news about the airline industry, such as major lay-offs, recently-canceled flights, security alerts, workplace safety, and more. Also has forums for other airline crews, pilot training, private flying, aviation history, and regional and non-English speakers. http://www.pprune.org/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Transportation Last updated Dec 6, 2008 Re-Living the Wright Way
Allows students and teachers to follow the Wright Brothers' invention process with links to lesson plans, simulations, videos, and activities. Features an overview of the Wright Brothers' discoveries, biographies of Wilbur and Orville Wright, a contemporary photo gallery, and extensive information about aerodynamics. From the NASA Glenn Research Center. http://wright.nasa.gov/ Topics: Business, Notable People, Science, Technology, Transportation Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Red Bull Flügtag USA
Details about the series of events involving "a bunch of creative geniuses strapping themselves to totally outrageous home-made, human powered flying machines and launching themselves off a 30-foot ramp into the wild blue yonder, or alternatively straight into the water." View photos and video clips of flying machines from past events, or play an interactive game to build and fly your own craft. http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Transportation Last updated Aug 11, 2004 SeatGuru.com
A "source for airplane seating and in-flight services information." Provides "detailed seat map graphics, in-depth remarks and observations, a color-coded system to help identify superior and substandard seats and icons to denote amenities such as laptop power and audio/video entertainment. This blend of features successfully conveys highly specific seat information such as extra legroom, limited recline, decreased width and obstructed movie screen viewing." Created by a "frequent flier and avid traveler." http://www.seatguru.com/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Special of the Month: Aviation
This annotated collection of links celebrates Aviation History Month in November. Topics include aviation and flight history, biographies, museums, women in aviation, and World War II. Includes a section on aviator Adela Riek Scharr ("the first women licensed to fly commercially in St. Louis and one of the first women to serve as a pilot with the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron") and aviation activities for children. From the St. Louis Public Library. http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/kidzone/links/avi.htm#info Topics: Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated May 28, 2009 Spies That Fly
Companion site to the PBS NOVA special about "a new generation of pilotless planes [that] fly, spy, and bomb in places too risky for human pilots." Includes an illustrated timeline that explores the history of unmanned aerial vehicles from Civil War hot air balloons to miniature flying robots. Site also includes historical spy photos, information on radar imaging, a program transcript, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/ Topics: Geography, Government, Infectious Diseases, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Aug 6, 2003 Spitzer Space Telescope
News and background information about the NASA telescope, which is a "space-borne, cryogenically-cooled infrared observatory capable of studying objects ranging from our Solar System to the distant reaches of the Universe." Features history of the telescope, fast facts, information about infrared light and the technology behind the telescope, images, and updates on findings. Also available in Spanish. Searchable. http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/ Topics: Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jun 2, 2004 SR-71 Online: An Online Aircraft Museum
Gallery of more than 1,000 "images on modern military aviation (over 600 of which are of the Lockheed Blackbirds) and fact sheets on more than a dozen military airplanes." Includes an extensive archive of documents, photos, and diagrams pertaining to the SR-17, or the Blackbird, plus brief historical narratives and specifications for other military aircraft. Searchable. http://www.sr-71.org/ Topics: Military, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated May 19, 2003 To Fly is Everything...
This informative site provides detailed information on the invention of the airplane. It includes an inventors gallery, airplanes database, a collection about 500 photographs, several QuickTime video clips of early flights, a library of book excerpts and articles by the Wright Brothers, Chanute, and others, and an annotated list of links to other Web sources on planes. http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/air_main.shtml Topics: Transportation Last updated Aug 24, 2004 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features & Special Editions: First Flight Centennial
Facts and statistics on air transportation and the aerospace industry, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight on December 17, 1903. Includes a brief historical narrative. From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001573.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Statistics, Transportation Last updated May 20, 2008 United States Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS)
AHAS is an "online, near real-time, geographic information system (GIS) used for bird strike risk flight planning across the continental United States." "Since 1985 there have been over 38,000 bird-aircraft strikes recorded by the United States Air Force (USAF) that killed 33 aviators, destroyed 30 aircraft, and caused more than $500 million dollars worth of equipment damage." Includes the tool, instructions, background, FAQ, and images of bird strikes. From the USAF and Federal Aviation Administration. http://www.usahas.com/home/ Topics: Birds, Military, Transportation, U.S. Military Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Welcome Home, Howard!
This exhibit features excerpts of writings and conversations and annotated images of Howard Hughes as an aviator and aeronautics innovator. Topics include Hughes and the around-the-world flight in 1938, the XF-11 airplane, the Spruce Goose (also known as the Flying Boat), and Hughes in Las Vegas and Hollywood. From Peter Michel, director of the Special Collections Division at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. http://digital.library.unlv.edu/hughes/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Jul 8, 2008 The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers
This presentation of almost 50,000 images "documents the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright and highlights their pioneering work which led to the world's first powered, controlled and sustained flight. Included ... are correspondence, diaries and notebooks, scrapbooks, drawings, printed matter, and other documents, as well as the Wrights' collection of glass-plate photographic negatives." Also features a timeline and family tree. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Transportation Last updated Nov 20, 2009 Women in Aviation Resource Center (WIARC)
The site provides over 500 "educational, historical, and networking resources to empower women in all aspects of aviation." In addition, there are numerous general links to information about weather, air museums, publications, employment, and NASA; live transmissions from the Air Traffic Controls of New York's JFK Airport and Chicago's O'Hare Airport; and Hubble Space Telescope's aviation and cyberspace images. The site's author is an aviation historian and writer. Searchable. http://www.women-in-aviation.com/ Topics: Astronomy, Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Mar 2, 2004 Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
This virtual museum seeks to "tell the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the invention of the airplane, and man's first flights." The site includes history, stories, activities, information on building replica airplanes, historical photographs, bibliographies, related links, and more. Search the site, or browse using the Museum Guide. From "a non-profit organization of aviators, historians ... [and] educators." http://www.first-to-fly.com/ Topics: Business, Notable People, Science, Technology, Transportation Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Wright Brothers Digital Photographs
This searchable and browsable collection of over 400 photographs and cards "provides thorough coverage of the Wrights’ early inventive period documenting their experimental gliders and flight testing in both North Carolina and Ohio." From Ohio's Wright State University Libraries. http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=wbc Topics: Notable People, Science, Technology, Transportation Last updated Dec 2, 2008 X-43A: NASA Goes Hypersonic
"NASA's X-43A research vehicle screamed into the record books ... [in November 2004], demonstrating an air-breathing engine can fly at nearly 10 times the speed of sound. Preliminary data from the scramjet-powered research vehicle show its revolutionary engine worked successfully at nearly Mach 9.8, or 7,000 mph." The site includes information about scramjet technology, mission news, articles, photos, and video clips. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.html Topics: Technology, Transportation Last updated Nov 23, 2004 |
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