NASA & NACA Reports Report series in the Cal Poly Pomona Library and how to find them; obtaining reports not in the Library
NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)
Provides access to NASA and NACA reports.
NASA Scientific & Technical Information (STI)
A useful starting point for results of NASA research.
NASA Tech Briefs
"Engineering Solutions for Design & Manufacturing." Summaries of research completed under NASA contracts.
AGARD/RTO Reports
AGARD, the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Developement, produced many technical reports. In the late 90s it merged with the Defence Research Group to form RTO, Research & Technology Organisation. Many of the recent reports on the website are not available to the general public.
Contrails
Formerly known as the Wright Air Development Center Digital Collection. Digital archive of government published materials on the history of flight.
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft and airport safety, air traffic services, commercial space, regulations, standards, certification, links to related sites.
Milestones of Flight
A National Air and Space Museum exhibit.
Propulsion Index
From NASA's Glenn Research Center; interactive guide on propulsion topics.
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica provides massive amounts of data about space flight -- history, spacecraft, engines, fuels, bios of astronauts, statistics, references to articles. International, with lots of information about Soviet and Chinese space programs.
Landings
Aviation and related news. Links to thousands of sites relating to aviation, aircraft, aeronautics, avionics, airports, helicopters, soaring, skydiving, ultralights, UFOs, parts, suppliers, companies, weather, government information, and more. Look for Search/Ref at the bottom of page to search for Federal Aviation Regulations, NTSB Accident Reports, airport information, and more.
Aircraft Design Information Sources
From Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Includes Airfoil Data Site with airfoil coordinates and performance data for over 1100 airfoils. The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage is an extensive list of airfoils used in various aircraft.
AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Information about association activities and publications, career information, links to other sites of interest. Tables of contents of recent journals.
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
Information about association activities, meetings, publications, etc. News and results from Student Design Competitions.
Aviation Week's Aviation Now
Top stories from the magazine; aviation and aerospace industry news.
Jane's
Jane's is the publisher of All the World's Aircraft and other aerospace, military/defense, and transportation publications. The website provides news and information on these and related topics.
Ann
Morgan
aemorgan@csupomona.edu
