Engineering
Airfoils
- Applied Aerodynamics: A Digital Textbook
- This site is an Internet version of Applied Aerodynamics.
- FoilSim and CurveBall Download (NASA)
- Simulation software available for download for predicting airflow around various airfoil shapes.
- The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage
- A very long list of aircraft identifying what airfoils were used in construction. From the Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering at the Univ. of Illinois.
- Theory of Airfoil Sections
- This site provides access to the appendices of Theory of Airfoil Sections, which contain tables of coordinates of a selection of NACA profiles, mean lines and sections. Note: Some links on the page may not be maintained.
- UIUC Airfoil Data Site
- Sponsored by the Dept. of Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering at the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this is a collection of over 1550 airfoil coordinates. The site also has links to additional airfoil Web pages.
Associations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- The AIAA provides information about publications, standards, conferences, membership, technical activities and employment services. AIAA Meeting Papers back to 1963 may be searched through ARC (Aerospace Research Central). Subject headings appear in the left menu and you can limit the content type to Journals, Books, Meeting Proceedings and Standards. If you are an ERAU student, faculty, or staff member, you may also access full-text AIAA Papers (1963 to current), journals, and books through ARC located on the Research Databases page on the Hunt Library's website.
- ASCE
- The official homepage of the American Society of Civil Engineers offers membership information, conference details, publications, etc.
- ASTM
- The American Society for Testing and Materials website lists standards, technical publications and other items of interest.
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- This official homepage covers membership, licensure and educational issues. Provides job boards, salary information and online resumes in the Career Center section, and links to selected articles from PE Magazine.
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- The RAS exists to further the advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering around the world. This association provides free membership for full time students, as well as career and education information, news and publications, and an events calendar.
- SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
- This site has membership, training and events information. Search Aerospace Standards and browse papers by broad topic area. Many SAE papers and Aerospace Standards are available in the Hunt Library's print collection or full text online through the SAE Digital Library database.
- Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE)
- Homepage of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers whose focus is mass properties engineering .
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Official homepage of SWE, providing membership and conference information, career assistance and scholarship news.
Ethics
- Online Ethics Center
- Sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering, this site provides information on a broad range of topics dealing with ethics in engineering and research. Includes sections dealing with environmental issues, responsible research, computers/technology, etc.
Miscellaneous
- Aerodynamics for Students
- An electronic textbook from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia.
- Center for Aviation Systems Reliability (CASR)
- The CASR provides inspection tools and training materials to the commercial aviation industry. Descriptions of various inspection methods may be found at their website.
- Civil Jet Aircraft Design
- Useful in project design studies, this website is intended to be used in conjunction with the book of the same name. Click on 'Data Sets' on the left to access Aircraft (specification, mass, geometric and performance data), Engine (takeoff, climb, cruise, dimensions, layout), Airport, Atmosphere/Airspeeds and Units/Conversions data files.
- How Stuff Works
- Search by keyword or select a subject category to browse.
- NASA Technical Report Writing
- From the Glenn Research Center, this site provides access to a document that explains the basics of writing 'reports that are both technically correct and easy to read.'
- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
- Provides samples and guidelines for laboratory reports, progress reports, proposals and other kinds of technical documents.
NASA Resources
- NACA Archive
- Contains a comprehensive collection of full-text NACA publications. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, 1915-1958) was the predecessor of NASA. Coverage: 1917 - 1958.
- NASA - Advanced Search
- One place to search all of the NASA Web servers at all of the research facilities.
- NASA - Management and Policy Documents
- This NASA Headquarters Library site provides access to a collection of full-text NASA publications.
- NASA Home Page
- This site includes information about NASA's organization, including links to all of the NASA Centers, NASA's mission, frequently asked questions, and more.
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
- The NTRS database indexes a large number of technical reports and conference papers from NACA (predecessor to NASA, 1916-1958), the NASA collection (1958 to the present) and the NIX collection (photos, videos, etc.). Many documents appear in full-text format.
- Spinoff
- Spinoff is a publication of NASA's Technology Transfer Office. It chronicles the secondary use of NASA technology in areas such as medicine, the environment, recreation, consumer goods, and computer technology. This site provides full-text issues from 1976 to the present in pdf format and a searchable database of Spinoff products. The Library has Spinoff in our collection (TL787.N3 S63) from 1976 through the present.
- Technical Diagrams and Drawings
- Contains detailed technical diagrams and drawings of spacecraft and systems from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs.
Navigation
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
- This FAA site provides extensive information on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology.
- Global Positioning System Overview
- Written by Peter Dana at the University of Texas at Austin and updated in August 1999. This is a thorough overview of all the parts that make up the GPS system including the satellites, the tracking stations and the receivers.
- Global Positioning System: Assessing National Policies
- The pdf version of a RAND policy study which details the commercial and military uses of GPS and its impact on U.S. policy.
- GPS Basics [Satellite Navigation Product Teams]
- Detailed explanation of how GPS works, its history, its various applications and GPS policy.
- Navigation Services (FAA)
- The FAA's Technical Operations Navigation Services develops, acquires, deploys, maintains, sustains, and improves navigation products and services for the National Airspace System (NAS). These products and services include GPS satellite-based augmentation, ground systems, lighting systems, etc.
Wind Tunnels
- Wind Tunnels (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Designed for potential wind tunnel customers, this site describes the Ames Research Center and provides information regarding available wind tunnels and test planning procedures.
- Wind Tunnels of NASA
- Online version of the book by the same name. The print copy may be found in the Hunt Library's Documents collection under call number NASA SP 440.
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