Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering is the study of the engineering principles for aircraft and spacecraft. Those with a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering will have the ability to be part of the process of building planes for commercial or military use. Naturally, there is a great deal of important information that a successful aerospace engineer must have at their fingertips. The study of aerospace and aeronautical engineering will be in large part the process of collecting and processing this information.
Aerospace And Aeronautical Engineering Books
Students will study a number of aerospace engineering texts over the course of their studies. The instructor may provide these, or they may be available at the school library or online. Some important aerospace engineering books the student may be called upon to study include "Introduction to Flight" by John D. Anderson, "Engineering Mathematics" by Kenneth Stroud and the "Fundamentals of Thermodynamics" by Richard E. Sonntag.
Aerospace And Aeronautical Engineering Articles And Databases
New innovations in the field of aerospace and engineering are occurring all the time. It is important for new students to be able to stay on top of these advances. One way students can do this is by perusing the up-to-date aerospace and aeronautical engineering articles in popular databases. Some databases that all students can take advantage of include Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics (Aerodyn.org), Aerodynamics for Students (Aeromech.usyd.edu.au/aero/contents.html) and Aero Space Web (AeroSpaceWeb.org).
Aerospace And Aeronautical Engineering Online Journals
If you can’t find the research or technical information you are looking for through aeronautical engineering books or databases, you may find them in aerospace journals online. Some of the more popular online aerospace journals are the Journal of Aerospace Engineering, the International Journal of Aerospace Engineering and the Aerospace Power Journal.
Aerospace And Aeronautical Engineering Research Tools
A nice additional resource for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students is the aeronautics page of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Aeronautics.NASA.gov). This page provides a wide assortment of useful technical information, links and news on the subject of aerospace and aeronautical engineering.
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Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics "...The topics presented are of general interest, more or less advanced. The site is addressed to the expert and non expert who have a prior knowledge of aerodynamics and basic fluid dynamics. To keep the notes concise the mathematics has been avoided. Large use is made of graphics, figures, tables, summaries, reference to further reading..."
Aerodynamics for Students
"Contains information, data tables and computer programs for the study of Aerodynamics. Topics relevant to the undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering are covered..."
Aerodynamics for Students
"A Web Site dedicated to Theoretical Aerodynamics"
Sections include: Introduction ; Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics ; Introduction to Theory of Flight ; Aerodynamics ; Gasdynamics ; Aircraft Performance ; Propulsion ; Data Sheets ; Assignment/Tutorial Resources ; Experimental Data Library.
By D.J. Auld, University of Sydney, Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering.
Aerospacweb.org
"...to provide information regarding a wide range of aerospace-related fields, including aircraft design, spacecraft design, aerodynamics, and flight simulation."
Sections include: Aircraft Museum ; Storm Shadow ; Aerospike Engine ; Hypersonic Waveriders ; Atmospheric Calculator ; Compressible Flow Calculator ; Question of the Week.
Air & Space Magazine
- Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum
- [Feature] Articles Online - (dead link)
Airplane Flight Decks
Contains simulated flight decks of various aircraft including the 747, 777 and A320. Excellent simulation. Also includes pilot checklists.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Celebrating the Evolution of Flight
1903-2003...And Beyond
"In commemoration of the approaching 100th anniversary of flight, AIAA launched the Evolution of Flight, a campaign to recognize the passionate men and women who have challenged history and defined aerospace achievement..."
Sections include: History of Flight ; Click & Learn ; Interesting Links ; Image Gallery ; News.
Anthropometric Accommodation in Aircraft Cockpits: Methodologies for Examination (June 2001)
"The purpose of this site is to serve as a gathering place of techniques for examining aircraft cockpits in terms directly related to optimum aircraft operation. The focus is limited to accommodation, or lack thereof, to the variability in body sizes and proportions of the potential pilot populations - his/her anthropometry."
By Kenneth Kennedy, Ph.D.
Applied Aerodynamics: A Digital Textbook - (dead link) "...Developed for a first-year graduate-level course in applied aerodynamics at Stanford University, but are appropriate for undergraduate aeronautics courses and interested readers. The text is meant to introduce the reader to many of the important concepts in applied aerodynamics from a slightly different perspective from most books on aerodynamics. In this introductory chapter, a history section focuses on some of the earliest ideas in aerodynamics, with links to related sites on the world-wide-web. This is followed by a chapter on the fundamentals of fluid dynamics..."
Aurora Flight Science
Sections include: Aircraft Gallery ; Rapid Prototypes ; Lean Manufacturing ; Flight Operations ; Fault Tolerant Control Systems ; Multimedia/Video ; Downloads & Archives ; News.
AviationNow.com - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Basics of Space Flight
"...The goal of this training module is to provide an aid for identifying and understanding the general concepts associated with space flight in general and deep space missions in particular. It offers a broad scope of limited depth, presented in 17 chapters. Specific learning objectives are listed at the beginning of each chapter in terms of what you are expected to be able to do upon finishing the chapter..."
Beginners Guide to Aerodynamics
From NASA.
Boeing Company
All about Boeing and all of its products.
Chemical Propulsion Information Agency
"...This Propulsion database is the web version of the CPIA unlimited-distribution Propulsion Information Retrieval System (PIRS) and contains over 19,000 citations of unlimited-distribution DoD, military services, NASA, and contractor technical reports and JANNAF and AIAA conference papers covering 25 years of propulsion technology..."
Engineering Career Center
Engineering Study Aids
GE Aircraft Engines
Manufactures site. Identifies types of engines built and their associated hardware. Also contains data about the company.
Glenn Learning Technologies Project (K12)
- Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
"The site was prepared at NASA Glenn by the Learning Technologies Project (LTP) to provide background information on basic aerodynamics and propulsion for secondary math and science teachers. In response to increased interest and visits by students and airplane enthusiasts, we are now including interactive animated versions of many pages."
Global Positioning System
GPS is funded by and controlled by the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD). While there are many thousands of civil users of GPS world-wide, the system was designed for and is operated by the U. S. military. GPS provides specially coded satellite signals that can be processed in a GPS receiver, enabling the receiver to compute position, velocity and time.
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory
The Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, the Karman Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Jet Propulsion, and the Firestone Flight Sciences Laboratory together form the Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, widely known as GALCIT.This site also contains graduate study, research, academics and other sections.
How Jet and Gas Engines Work
Details the how and why jet and gas engines work.
MIT- Introduction to Aerospace Engineering - (dead link)
"...These interactive lessons include questions, activities, and suggestions for class discussion. Added features include pictorial histories, simulations, and interactive quizzes..."
NASA- Scientific and Technical Information - (dead link)
"...NASA's Scientific and Technical Information (STI) website helps you find NASA aero-space STI, as well as locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA's missions and Strategic Enterprises..."
National Academy Press (free online versions)
- Small Business Innovation Research to Support Aging Aircraft: Priority Technical Areas and Process Improvements
Committee on Small Business Innovation Research to Support Aging Aircraft, National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council, 2001.
Stanford University - Aerospace Robotics Laboratory (ARL)
"Research in the ARL focuses on improving robotic performance through the application of feedback control, integrated sensing systems, and task-level autonomy. All of the research is developed and validated on experimental hardware systems. These systems include both mobile robots (land, sea, sky, and space) and a variety of fixed manipulators for space and factory applications."
Tutorials on Fluids - (dead link)
Prepared by E-Fluids-links.
Tutorial Page of Aerospace Structures - (dead link) Includes chapters on shear, torsion, stress and internal pressure.
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
Celebrating a Century of Powered Flight
"In addition to these celebrations, we anticipate numerous historical and educational projects about aviation and aeronautics that will be an important legacy of the centennial of powered flight."
University of California, Berkeley - Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Ptolemy Project
Heterogeneous Modeling and Design
"The Ptolemy project studies modeling, simulation, and design of concurrent, real-time, embedded systems. The focus is on assembly of concurrent components. The key underlying principle in the project is the use of well-defined models of computation that govern the interaction between components."- Soft Walls
Preventing the Use of Commercial Aircraft as Weapons
"Many things changed on September 11, 2001. Among them, civilian aircraft became potential enemy weapons systems, and air traffic control changed from a civilian problem to a military one. This project studies technological responses that are practical and implementable and go a long way towards ameliorating the risk of a repeat. The basic approach is to modify the avionics control system on the aircraft to limit the space into which an aircraft can fly."
- Soft Walls
Aerospace Virtual Library - (dead link)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Aviation Virtual Library - (dead link)
Compressible Aerodynamic Calculator
Organizations
Aviation History Online Museum
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
National Museum of Naval Aviation
Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
"...maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight."
United States Air Force Museum
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
Celebrating a Century of Powered Flight
"In addition to these celebrations, we anticipate numerous historical and educational projects about aviation and aeronautics that will be an important legacy of the centennial of powered flight."
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