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AVIATION
Compiled by Lori Calcaterra and Chet Bunnell
Maintained by John Montre,
Interim Aviation Liaison Librarian
Last updated: December 3, 2007
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This guide identifies resources for aviation science, safety, management and history
found in the Reference Department of the Pius XII Memorial Library and on the Web.
Call numbers pertain to locations within Pius XII Memorial Library.
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Library Catalogs
Accident Information
Associations & Organizations: Professional &Trade
Careers and Education
Databases, Indexes & Bibliographies
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Quotations: English, Bilingual/Multilingual
Directories & Handbooks: Aircraft, Airlines and Airports, Other
Electronic Journals and Books
FAA, NTSB and Other Government Agencies
History of Aviation
Online Tutorials
Safety and Human Factors
Statistics
Meta-sites on the Internet
More Internet Resources
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| LIBRARY CATALOGS |
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The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog
is available on computers throughout the library, or with unrestricted access via the Internet.
Access the catalog through Pius Library's home page.
Searching can be expanded to include the MOBIUS holdings, the consortium which
includes the Washington University Libraries and most of the other academic libraries
in Missouri.
Many "Other
Libraries" also are accessible via the
Pius homepage.
Books, periodicals and other materials in
Pius XII Memorial Library are arranged by Library of Congress classification
(call) numbers. The broad classifications for aviation topics are:
| HE 9761-9990 |
Air Transportation |
| TL 600-733 |
Aeronautics |
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| ACCIDENT INFORMATION |
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See also Safety and Human Factors
and FAA, NTSB and Other Government Agencies
Accident/Incident Reporting (ADREP): Annual Statistics
Compiled by the ICAO
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Ref. TL 500 .I6373 |
Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports
Analyses of 10 major aircraft accidents are included
in this publication.
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Ref. TL 553.5 .W34 2000
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Aircraft Accident Digest
Compiled by the ICAO, the Aircraft Accident Digest
summarizes accidents (from 1970- ) worldwide. There is a delay of several
years before an accident report appears in the publication.
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Ref. HE 9784 .I559 |
Davis, Lee. Man-Made Catastrophes
Contains geographical and chronological lists and
descriptions of some of the most devastating air crashes that occurred world-wide
from1913 to 1990.
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Ref. D24.D38 Rev. ed 2002 |
| Denham, Terry. World Directory of Airliner Crashes |
Ref. TL 553.5 .D46 1996
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General Aviation Accident Analysis Book |
Ref. TL 553.5 .G46 1991
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| Gero, David. Aviation Disasters. 3rd ed. |
Ref. TL 553.5 .G43 2000
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Nash, Jay. Darkest Hours
Lists most major air crashes (1913 to 1975) with a
very brief description and number of deaths.
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Ref. D 24 .N3 |
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World Commercial Aircraft Accidents, 1946-93 |
Ref. TL 553.5 .K56 1994
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World Directory of Airliner Crashes |
Ref. TL 553.5 .D46 1996
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AirDisaster.com
In addition to airline and safety links, this site has a number of audiovisual depictions
of airliner accidents.
Major Airline Disasters Involving Commercial Airlines (1920-99)
Includes crash dates by type, airline, likely reason for crash, fatalities and report (if available).
U.S. Department of Transportation Library.
Online Digital Special Collections. Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965). Includes PDF files for U.S. accidents from 1934-1965. Most easily searched by going to the table of contents button.
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| ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS |
The best source of association listings is the semi-annual publication:
| World Aviation Directory |
Ref. TL 512 .A63 (Ref. Desk) |
For information about individual associations, see the Web sites below.
PROFESSIONAL
Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
Fosters the science and profession of air traffic control.
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)
Represents the interests of pilots and aircraft owners in general aviation.
Air Line Pilots Association Intl.
U.S. pilot labor union, professional organization, and safety advocate.
American & International Association of Airport Executives
Professional association for airport executives.
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.-International Organization of Women Pilots
Promotes women in aviation.
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TRADE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Airports Council International
Membership includes more than 1,200 airports worldwide. Includes statistics.
Air Transport Association of America
Membership includes major U.S. air carriers. Links to the full-text of the Airline
Handbook, giving a brief history of aviation, deregulation, structure of the industry,
airline economics, safety, airports and air traffic control. The site also provides
limited statistics on air travel.
Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. (EAA)
Membership organization consisting of 155,000 individuals interested in sport and
recreational flying.
General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
National trade association represents manufacturers of fixed-wing aircraft, engines,
components and avionics.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Trade association of the worldwide scheduled international airline industry, with more
than 250 member airlines. Provides links to member Web sites.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Aviation agency of the United Nations, with a membership of 185 countries.
National Aeronautic Association
Coordinates and promotes sport aviation, oversees U.S. aviation and space records.
National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
Represents the interests of aviation business nationwide.
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
Represents aviation-related interests.
Regional Airline Association
Represents U.S. regional airlines.
University Aviation Association (UAA)
Represents mostly colleges and universities that teach aviation.
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| CAREERS AND EDUCATION |
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Aviation Scholarships! Your #1 Guide to Financial Assistance for College and Flight Training
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Ref. TL 537 .H56 1997 |
Collegiate Aviation Guide: Reference of Collegiate Aviation Programs
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Ref. TL 560.1 .C65 1999 |
Collegiate Aviation Scholarship Listing
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Ref. TL 537 .C65 1996/97 |
AOPA Flight Training Magazine-Flight School Directory
Provides a listing of flight schools in each state of the U.S.
AvScholars Network
This site compiles information on careers and scholarships for those interested in
aviation and aerospace career paths.
FAA Aviation Education
Lists aviation schools, provides descriptions of aviation careers, links to curriculum guides
and sources of aviation scholarships and grants.
Practice FAA Exams
Included on this site are practice tests for Private Pilot-Airplane and Instrument Rating-Airplane.
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| DATABASES, INDEXES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES |
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DATABASES AND INDEXES
Access to the following resources is available
to anyone in Pius Library. "In-library access" means that
access is available in the Reference Department. Those resources
identified as being available via "remote access" are on the
Web. Note: Remote access is restricted to current SLU students,
faculty and staff.
ABI/INFORM.
1971- . Proquest. In-library and remote access.
Updated daily. Indexes and abstracts more than 1,300
journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an
international focus. Full text is available for more than 600 of the periodicals.
Academic Universe.
In-library and remote access.
Updated continuously by Lexis-Nexis. Provides good
coverage of aviation in the General News section. Indexes many aviation magazines
and newsletters in full-text editions.
Aerospace & High Technology Database. 1986- . In-library and remote access.
Updated monthly. Provides worldwide bibliographic
coverage of published and unpublished scientific and technical literature in aeronautics
and astronautics. Articles from more than 1,600 periodicals from worldwide sources
are scanned in addition to conferences, books, published and unpublished report literature,
theses and patents. Approximately 60,000 new records are added each year. The
database is the electronic equivalent of two print publications: International
Aerospace Abstracts (IAA) and NASA's Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
(STAR). IAA (1961- ) is available in Pius Library at TL 500 .I57
(most recent five years Ref.). STAR (1963-1995) is available in Pius
Library at TL 500 .S35; and later editions are only online (http://www.sti.nasa.gov/Pubs/star/star.html) While the
database is primarily of interest to aerospace engineers, it also covers many aviation
safety and human factors topics.
A search aid for the Aerospace & High Technology
Database or its print equivalents is the NASA Thesaurus (2 vols.,
shelved with IAA at Ref. Z 695.1 .A25 1994).
Applied Science & Technology Index/Abstracts. October 1983- . Wilson. In-library and remote access. Also available in paper format.
Updated weekly. Includes full text of every article
from more than 100 publications back to 1997, in addition to abstracts for articles back
to 1993 and indexing for 480 publications back to 1983.
ArticleFirst. 1990- . FirstSearch. In-library and remote access.
Updated daily. Indexes articles from approximately
12,500 journals and magazines covering the subjects of science, technology, medicine,
social science, business, the humanities and popular culture. Most articles are
available by mail or fax for a fee using a credit card; however, Pius Library may own
the journal or you may request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
Aviation Week Newsletter
1997- . In-library and remote access.
5 journals from the publishers of Aviation Week.
| Aviation Tradescan |
Ref. TL 500 .A9 |
| A paper index to articles in approximately 60 aviation periodicals. |
Business & Company Resource Center. 1980- . Gale. In-library and remote access.
Updated daily except Sunday. Indexes approximately 1,000
business journals and trade/industry publications, as well as 200,000 full-text company
directory profiles and over 50,000 full-text investment reports.
Dissertation Abstracts. 1861- . Ovid. In-library and remote access.
Updated monthly. Indexes dissertations and masters theses
produced in accredited North American colleges and universities from 1861 forward and from
international universities since 1988. Abstracts are present for some dissertations
beginning in 1973 and masters theses from 1988.
PapersFirst. 1993- . FirstSearch. In-library and remote access.
Updated 24 times per year. Indexes papers from every
congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, or meeting received at the British
Library. Indexes some aviation conferences.
ProceedingsFirst. 1993- . FirstSearch. In-library and remote access.
Updated 24 times per year. Includes references to every
congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium or meeting volume received at the
British Library. Indexes some aviation conferences.
TRIS Online
http://ntl.bts.gov/tris
Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Transportation Library, this
database indexes more than 400,000 books, journal articles and technical reports on
transportation research from the 1960s to the present.
WorldCat. FirstSearch. In-library and remote access.
Updated daily. This database includes all types of
library materials cataloged by libraries that contribute their records to OCLC, the U.S.
national database. Use to search for books, recordings, etc. This index will
not locate journal articles.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Aircraft, Engines and Airmen: A Selective Review of the Periodical
Literature 1930-1969
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Ref. Z 5063 .A2 H34
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Airline Safety: An Annotated Bibliography
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Ref. HE 9784 .M56 1990 |
Commercial Air Transport Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Airlines,
Airliners and the Air Transport Industry
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Ref. HE 9776 .S74 1996 |
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Compendium of International Civil Aviation. 2nd ed. |
Ref. HE 9761.1 .C65 1998/99 |
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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND QUOTATIONS
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ENGLISH
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The aviation dictionary: for pilots and aviation maintenance technicians |
Ref. TL509 .A93 2003
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| The Cambridge aerospace dictionary |
Ref. TL509 .G88 2004
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| The complete encyclopedia of world aircraft |
Ref. TL509 .C737 1997
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| Encyclopedia of African Airlines |
Ref. HE 9882 .A35 G88 1998
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Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space
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Ref. TL 539 .W395 1998 |
Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft
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Ref. TL 685.3 .E56 1994 |
| Jane's Aero-Engines |
Ref. TL 701 .J36
(Latest Reference Desk)
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Pilot's Pocket Decoder
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Ref. TL 509 .A18 1998 |
PrivatePilot's Dictionary and Handbook
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Ref. TL 509 .P64 |
Slipping the Surly Bonds: Great Quotations on Flight
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Ref. TL 509 .S547 1998 |
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World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines |
Ref. TL 701 .G9 1995 |
BILINGUAL/MULTILINGUAL
Aviator's English and French Dictionary (2nd ed.)
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Ref. TL 509 .W53 1995 |
| Dictionnaire de l'aéronautique: du français vers l'allemand et l'anglais |
Ref. TL509 .K73 1997
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| Dictionnaire technique de l'aéronautique: anglais-français, français-anglais 4th ed. |
Ref. TL509 .L33 2001
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ICAO Lexicon (1986)
An aviation lexicon in four languages: English,
French, Spanish and Russian.
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Ref. TL 500.5 .A2 no. 9294 |
Lambert, Rene. Technical Dictionary of Aeronautics: English-French, French-English (3rd ed.)
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Ref. TL 509 .L33 1996 |
FAA Aviation Acronyms & Abbreviations
The definitions in this glossary were obtained from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and other sources.
Great Aviation Quotes
Quotes categorized into 22 categories.
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| DIRECTORIES AND HANDBOOKS |
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AIRCRAFT
See also Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Quotations
Aerospace Source Book
Includes technical information on aircraft, spacecraft, engines and avionics. Profiles airlines worldwide and aerospace contractors. Also available online.
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Ref. TL 501 .A82 |
Airliners Worldwide
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Ref. TL 670 .S5 1997 |
Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory
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Ref. TL 512 .B73 1999-2000 |
Collins, Jane's Civil Aircraft
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Ref. TL 685.7 .A25 1996 |
Guide to Airport Airplanes
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Ref. TL 512 .B47 1996 |
Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes
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Ref. TL 685.1 .C54 1998 |
International Directory of Civil Aircraft (1999-2000)
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Ref. TL 515 .F73 |
Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
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Ref. TL 671 .R46 1999 |
Jane's All the World's Aircraft
The preeminent directory for aircraft information. (Latest Reference desk; earlier held in Reserves)
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Ref. TL 501 .J3 |
Jet & Propjet Corporate Directory
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Ref. TL 709.3 .T8 J58 1997 |
Jet Airliners of the World 1996
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Ref. TL 685.7 .J48 1996 |
Light Aircraft Recognition
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Ref. TL 671 .M37 1992 |
Milestones of the Air: Jane's 100 Significant Aircraft
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Ref. TL 670 .K52 |
Plane & Pilot International Aircraft Directory
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Ref. TL 509 .P56 1995 |
Pocket V-Speeds
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Ref. TL 671.4 .P62 1985 |
Tri-Option Controller Reference Aircraft Manual
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Ref. TL 671 .T746 1991 |
U.S. Civil Aircraft
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Ref. TL 670 .U15 |
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Vital Guide to Commercial Aircraft and Airliners |
Ref. TL 685.7 .V57 1994 |
AOPA Pilot's New Aircraft Database
Provides basic performance specifications and prices for general aviation aircraft.
Aerofiles
Lists 11,000 types of U.S. aircraft with abbreviated specifications. (Note: Jane's All the World's Aircraft and other print directories provide more information)
Aircraft Images Archive
Sponsored by the Universiteit Utrecht-Department of Computer Science, the site has a limited number of military aircraft images.
Aircraft Performance Database
Limited to general aviation aircraft, this database provides basic performance data on over 500 general aviation aircraft.
Aviation Now Aircraft Specs
Reference Section under "Aircraft Specs"]
Provides basic specifications for aircraft, instruments, radar, weapons, etc. The Gallery section of the same Web site has limited photographs. (Note: Jane's All the World's Aircraft and other print directories provide more information.)
Aircraft Market Place
One "free" service of this site is a researchable database of N-numbers of aircraft.
AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS
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AOPA's Airport Directory: The Pilot and FBO Flight Planning Guide |
Ref. TL 726.2 .A72 2000
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Aerospace International Directory of World Airlines |
Ref. HE 9768.G492 1998
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Air-Line Distances Between Cities in the United States
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Ref. TL 552 .W55 |
Airlines Worldwide
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Ref. HE 9768 .H4613 2000 |
North American Airlines Handbook
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Ref. TL 512 .N67 1997 |
Shephard's Regional Aviation Handbook
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Ref. TL 726 .C642 2001 |
World Aviation Directory
Directories of major and national air carriers, regional air carriers, charter and helicopter air services. Lists providers of aviation/airport services including airports and training centers. |
Ref. TL 512 .A63 |
Air Safety Foundation-Airport Taxi Diagrams
Airport taxi diagrams for more than 330 of the busiest U.S. towered airports.
FAA-Other Aviation Sites
Links to U.S. and foreign international and regional airports, as well as airlines.
Aircraft Market Place
One feature of the FAA Data on this site is a searchable airport directory..
OTHER
Air and Space Catalog
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Ref. TL 553 .A35 1989 |
Aviation Fact Book
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Ref. TL 553 .A95 1998 |
Aviation Internet Directory
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Ref. TL 563.5 .M47 |
Compendium of International Civil Aviation(2nd ed.)
Includes an historical survey, the structure of international civil aviation, international aviation organizations, an encyclopedia of terms, a bibliography, codes for airlines and airports, and more. |
Ref. HE 9761.1 .C65 1998/99 |
Current Market Outlook: World Air Travel Demand and Airplane Supply Requirements (See also later editions online)
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Ref. HE 9782 .C8 1995 |
From the Ground Up (27th ed.)
A training manual covering all aspects of flight.
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Ref. TL 501 .F76 |
Guide to Over ... Aircraft Museums (14th ed.)
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Ref. TL 506 .U5 G85 |
Outlook for Commercial Aircraft 1991-2010
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Ref. TL 685.4 .N55 1991 |
World Aviation Directory
This semi-annual is the most comprehensive print directory for the aviation industry. Includes:
Air Transportation, Manufacturers, Aviation and Airport Services, Reference (Organizations and Publications), Government/ Military, Space, and Industrial Trends and Statistics. |
Ref. TL 512 .A63
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Aero.com; The Future of Aviation Information
Includes a listing of aviation museums, organizations, schools, publications and experts.
Aerotech News and Review
A sampling of links to aerospace/defense companies, space agencies, and museums.
Current Market Outlook
Provides information and statistics on world demand for commercial airplanes, air travel and aviation support services. Includes a downloadable PDF file.
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| ELECTRONIC JOURNALS AND BOOKS |
Airline Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Foundation
Selected "Safety Pilot" articles, Machado's Safety Tips, Instructor Reports and the Nall Report are all found at this site.
AOPA Pilot
Selected articles only, from the current issues.
Aviation Now Top Stories
Articles on many aviation topics drawn from McGraw-Hill aviation publications.
Aviation Safety Reporting System
Issues of Callback, Directline and Operational Issues Bulletins are available at this site.
FAA Federal Aviation Administration - Flight Standards Service - Aviation Information Web Site
Provides easy accessibility to FAA safety related information pertaining to aircraft (ADs for current and prior year, average aircraft age by type of aircraft, type certificate data sheets, etc.), repair stations, airlines (air certification informationand fleet information) and schools teaching aviation.
Flight Safety Foundation Publications
Sample articles from the following periodicals are available on the Web site: Accident Prevention, Airport Operations, Aviation Mechanics Bulletin, Cabin Crew Safety, Flight Safety Digest, Helicopter Safety, Human Factors & Aviation Medicine. Special Reports are also available.
ICAO Journal
Selected articles from the journal from 1996-1999 are available on the ICAO Web site.
Nall Report
The annual Nall Report covers general aviation accident trends and factors for the previous year.
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)-Fifty Most Recent Reports
Full text of approximately 20 accident reports, numbers AAR 92-02 to AAR 00-01 (or later), in PDF format.
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FAA- Federal Aviation Administration- Flight Standards Service-Aviation Information Web Site
Provides easy accessibility to FAA safety related information pertaining to aircraft (ADs for current and prior year, average aircraft age by type of aircraft, type certificate data sheets, etc.), repair stations, airlines (air certification information and fleet information) and schools teaching aviation.
FAA-Federal Aviation Administration-Regulation and Certification Group
Sources of regulatory information such as ACs, ADs, FARs and TCs can be found here.
NASDAC-The National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center
Maintained by the FAA Office of System Safety, this site provides links to aviation safety databases, the Global Aviation Information Network and various safety reports.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Includes aviation accident synopses, some full-text reports and safety statistics.
GOVERNMENT AVIATION SAFETY AGENCIES
U.S.A.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Includes aviation accident synopses, some full-text reports and safety statistics.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Transport Safety Bureau-ATSB Aviation Safety
CANADA
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
This site is searchable. See "tips".
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Transportation Accident Investigation
UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom (U.K.). Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Not searchable yet. They plan to make it searchable by 2002.
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| HISTORY OF AVIATION |
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Aeronautics and Space Flight Collections
Describes the major aviation history archival collections in the U.S.
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Ref. Z 5063 .A33 1985 |
Flight and Flying: A Chronology
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Ref. TL 515 .B23 1994 |
International Handbook of Aerospace Awards and Trophies
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Ref. TL 537 .I58 |
Parks College: Legacy of an Aviation Pioneer
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Ref. TL 560.2 .P37 F33 1990 |
Who's Who in Aviation History: 500 Biographies
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Ref. TL 539 .L57 1994 |
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World and United States Aviation and Space Records |
Ref. TL 537 .W66 1990 |
Air Force Historical Research Agency
The AFHRA is the repository for Air Force historical documents.
Museum of Flight-Seattle
View images of the Museum's aircraft collection. Some data on each aircraft is also given.
National Air and Space Museum
In addition to some aircraft images, the site also has online exhibitions, astronomy information and more.
Redstone Arsenal Historical Information
Includes photo archives of U.S. Army aircraft and links to other U.S. armed forces historical sites.
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| ONLINE TUTORIALS |
See How It Flies
Described as a "new spin" on the perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight. Authored by J. S. Denker, affiliation unknown.
Tutorial in Basic Aeronautics
A basic introduction to aeronautics written by Jim McCall, under the sponsorship of the Numerical Aerospace Simulation (NAS) Facility at NASA Ames Research Center
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| SAFETY AND HUMAN FACTORS |
See also Accident Information and FAA, NTSB and Other Government Agencies
Air Safe
Safety information for the airline passenger.
Air Safety Investigation Resource
Links to registration and pilot databases, ADs, SDRs, and many other aviation sites.
Airline Safety.Com
Described as a free-market forum for the discussion of policies and issues that are germane to airline safety. Contains a few articles and book reviews.
Airline Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Foundation
Selected "Safety Pilot" articles, Machado's Safety Tips, Instructor Reports and the Nall Report are all found at this site.
Aviation Safety Institute
The Aviation Safety Institute is dedicated to the study of operational incidents. The site links to many aviation web sites in addition to providing Institute publications.
Aviation Safety Network
Includes a few full-text accident reports, CVR/FDR transcripts and recordings, a limited accident database by aircraft type and country, accident photos, reports on safety issues, limited accident listings by causes, and statistics. The source of statistics and other data is lacking.
Aviation Safety Reporting System
Funded by the FAA and administered by NASA, the ASRS is a voluntary, confidential and anonymous incident reporting system. Included are database report sets and ASRS alerts.
Flight Safety Foundation, Inc.
International non-profit safety organization.
Industry CRM Developers
Resources of interest to CRM developers and users.
Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research
Describes an FAA-NASA-sponsored program conducted by researchers at three universities to improve the efficiency, performance and safety of air transportation in the United States.
Nall Report
Written annually by Bruce Landsberg, an AOPA Pilot monthly columnist, this is a review of the prior year's accidents involving fixed-wing general aviation.
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Search for accident reports by date, place, aircraft make/model, or cause [general site search]. Perhaps the most important site for the aviation safety student.
University of Texas at Austin-Human Factors Research Project
A great site for those researching CRM and human factors. Many publications of the researchers are available online.
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security
Included is the Commissioner's Report and much background material.
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| STATISTICS |
Accident/Incident Reporting Annual Statistics
ICAO publication with data useful for general safety studies.
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Ref. TL 500 .I6373 |
Aerospace Facts & Figures
Statistics on aircraft production, missile programs, space programs, air transportation, R&D, employment and finance.
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Ref. TL 501 .A818 2002-2003
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Aerospace Source Book
A special issue of AWST with outlook/specification tables for all types of aircraft, as well as information on manufacturers and airlines.
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Ref. TL 501 .A82 2000 |
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Aviation & Aerospace Almanac |
Ref. HE 9761.1 .A953
(current Reference Desk)
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The Aviation Fact Book
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Ref. TL 553 .A95 1998 |
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World
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Ref. HE 9762.5 .C58 |
Current Market Outlook: World Air Travel Demand and Airplane Supply Requirements (See also later editions online)
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Ref. HE 9782 .C8 1995 |
Digests of Statistics (ICAO)--latest edition kept
Series AF Airports and Route Facilities
Series AT Airport Traffic
Series F Financial Data
Series F Fleet-Personnel-Commercial Air Carriers
Series OFOD On-flight Origin and Destination
Series R Civil Aircraft on Register
Series T Traffic Commercial Air Carriers
Series TF Traffic by Flight Stage
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Ref. TL 720 .A1 I57 |
General Aviation Statistical Databook
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Ref. HE 9911 .A31 G4 2001 |
World Air Transport Statistics. IATA.
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Ref. TL 720 .A1 W6 2002 |
World Airline Report
Issued in July as an issue of Air Transport World magazine, this special issue includes rankings of the world's airlines, financial statistics, traffic statistics, and fleet information.
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Ref. HE 9761.1 .A452 |
World Aviation Directory
Includes Industry Trends & Statistics from the Aerospace Industries Association, the European Association of Aerospace Industries, the FAA/DOT, the US Department of Defense and NASA. |
Ref. TL 512 .A63
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Airline Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)'s Aviation Fact Card
Information is derived from sources such as the FAA, NTSB, and GAMA.
Airline Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)'s General Aviation Trends
Very recent trends in general aviation are provided.
Airline Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)'s Statistical Reference Guide
Statistics for general aviation.
Aviation Safety Network
This site provides statistics on many safety-related topics, but the source of the statistics is sometimes missing.
Current Market Outlook
Provides information and statistics on world demand for commercial airplanes, air travel and aviation support services. Includes a downloadable PDF file.
Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents-Worldwide Operations 1959-1999
A thorough, 24-page report by Boeing. Not limited to Boeing aircraft.
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics-Airline Information
The site provides online access to statistics, including the Air Travel Consumer Report, airline indicators for both traffic and finance, Airframe Cost Report, the FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation and the Airline Financial Reviews.
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Includes statistics on many safety topics.
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| META-SITES ON THE INTERNET |
Aerolink.Com
Very comprehensive site with links to sites for airlines and airports, general and sport aviation, government and military, industries, and piloting.
Aeroworldnet
Links to current sources of information on aerospace jobs, events, and the homepages of aerospace companies. Serves as a news source for events in the aviation industry.
Aviation Links
Provides links to airlines, airports, photography, arrival and departure times at 126 airports.
Landings
A comprehensive site with news and forums, links to searches of FAA databases, museums and history sites, organizations, weather information, aviation clubs, FBOs, supplies, airlines and airports.
Rising Up Aviation Resources
Includes an Aircraft Performance Database, other Aviation Databases, Practice FAA Exams, miscellaneous Aviation Links and Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).
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| MORE INTERNET RESOURCES |
ATC Related Links
Good links to sites related to air traffic control.
Global Positioning System Overview
The author of this detailed GPS introduction is Peter H. Dana. In addition to an overview of GPS, he provides links to numerous other sites.
GPS Primer
A good, short introduction to the Global Positioning System, sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation.
GPS Web Sites
Provides links to key organizations working in the GPS field.
Saint Louis University-Parks College of Engineering and Aviation
Thirty Thousand Feet-Aviation Links
University of Illinois-Institute of Aviation
Yahoo! Aeronautics and Aerospace
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| Last updated December 3, 2007 by John Montre, Interim Aviation Liaison Librarian. |
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