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Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Terms
Aircraft FAQs & Facts
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Airport FAQs & Facts
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Engine FAQs & Facts
Soaring FAQs & Facts
Theory of Flight FAQs & Facts
Other Aviation FAQs and Information Sources
Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Terms
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AeroSite Aircraft Info Nice
profile drawings, descriptions, and specs for Airbus, Boeing, Ilyushin,
Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, Tupolev, and Regional aircraft.
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aircraft performance very complete list of civil aircraft
performances and specifications
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aircraft profiles very inclusive profiles of aircraft through
the years
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AirPics.com At this site you can search for
IATA and ICAO aircraft codes.
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AOPA Online - Statistical Reference Guide
Provides data on active general aviation aircraft, registrations,
landings, hours flown by aircraft and use, aircraft shipments, accident
data.
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AviationDB - Aircraft Search
Reports emailed to your address and showing the current registered owner
of the aircraft, information regarding the aircraft itself, any Service
Difficulty Reports (SDRs) filed, and any accidents involving the
aircraft.
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Boeing Commercial Aeroplanes
Good source for facts, photographs, history, news releases about
commercial aircraft.
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Boeing: The Wonder of Flight
Explains how things fly (manmade and otherwise, powered and not). The
Century of Discovery page offers a timeline of flight with pictures and
information.
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Designation Systems FAQ Good
reference information for military aircraft from around the world.
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Groen Brothers Aviation - What is a Gyroplane?
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Ken's Aircraft Aircraft specs,
information, and photos by nation, manufacturer, designation, location
(museums, airshows, airports), and name. Engines by manufacturer and
designation.
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Low
Approach.com - Aircraft Registration Search
Search an aircraft registration database.
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MyAirplane.com This site has a number of
databases that provide useful information to visitors, including
Aircraft Background Investigation, Aircraft Performance &
Specifications, Homebuilt / Experimental Database.
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The
Plane Page Commericial and military aircraft
factsheets.
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See
How It Flies An on-line book about the
perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight: energy management,
angle of attack, airfoils and airflow, lift and drag, damping and
stalls, stability and trim, torque budget, slips and rolls, landing,
takeoff, cross-country flying, emergency procedures, flight maneuvers,
multi-engine flying, and other topics.
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US Military Aircraft Facts,
specs, statistics, and photos from the Federation of American
Scientists.
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WHEL | Aerospace Resources & more
Data sheets for current civil jet aircraft, such as widebody, narrow
body, business, regional, and cargo jets.
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AeroTransport Data Bank This
great site has airline information (name and alias, dates formed and
dissolved or renamed, country of origin and base airport, IATA and ICAO
codes, short historical summary), fleet data, country information,
aircraft orders, aircraft orders.
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Airline information on-line on the Internet FAQ
There is an enormous amount of information available on the Web about
airlines and aviation. This FAQ concentrates on schedules, fares,
reservations, and tickets for commercial airlines, and on-line travel
agents.
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AirPics.com At this site you can search for
IATA and ICAO airline codes.
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Jetliner Safety Information Site
Contains extensive information about aviation safety: what it is, who is
responsible, and how accidents are investigated. Of interest to
parents, teachers, and young aviation enthusiasts is the flash media
demonstration that shows in an easy-to-understand way how jetliners fly.
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IATA FAQ Lots of information
and statistics about airlines: passengers, freight, traffic, etc.
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Airline Callsigns Extensive
list provided by Monitoring Times magazine.
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Airline Codes 3-digit,
2-digit, and airline ticketing codes.
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Airline information on-line on the Internet
This FAQ concentrates on schedules, fares, reservations, and tickets for
commercial airlines, and on-line travel agents. Also, a listing of
on-line specials, sources of special fares and other deals available
over the net.
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Airline Tips for Large Passengers
Guidelines in order to maximize comfort while flying.
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Ken's Airlines Airline
history, fleet, and other information.
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Planemad.net - Airliner Production Lists
Airbus and Boeing production lists, airline fleet information with IATA
and ICAO codes, links and more.
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Pyramid Media Group A provider of print and
electronic media for the business, travel, and aerospace markets:
airline logos, fleets, aircraft encyclopedia, manufacturers, orders and
deliveries, photos.
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Air Broker Center - Airports Worldwide
Listings of airports, location, ICAO and IATA codes, runway type and
length, if IFR.
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AirPics.com At this site you can search for
IATA airport codes.
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Airplane City Code Database
Nearly 9,000 airports worldwide, searchable, by country, US state, city,
code, including runway length, elevation, latitude and longitude.
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Airport Map Search Maps for
many U.S. airports from Mapquest,
including attractions, dining, lodging, recreation, and transportation.
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Airport Pollution FAQ
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ASOS/AWOS
Frequently Asked Questions Information about
automated weather sensors at airports.
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Aviation Jobs Online - World Airport Codes
Alphabetical list of airport codes, plus a list by city.
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How Airport Security Works
From the Howstuffworks site.
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Low
Approach.com - Airport Search Search for
airport information in this database with over 19,000 US airports. Find
runway lengths, runway numbers, pattern altitude, longitude, latitude,
and more.
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Mapping the World by Heart: Airport codes
Large alphabetical list of worldwide airport codes.
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S K Y
G O D .com - Article on Airport ABC's An
explanation of Airport Identifier Codes.
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WHEL | Aerospace Resources & more
Airport runway information for some 150 international airports, and
world airport top 50 / top 30 rankings by passenger volume.
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World Wide Airport and City Code Database
Alphabetical database by city name and airport code.
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Aerospace-Index.com Meeting
the information needs of professionals within the civil and military
aerospace community with a manufacturers directory, Asian Military
Review and Gulf Defence Magazine, and other services.
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AstroExpo.com This virtual exhibit hall for
the aerospace technology industry includes online databases of suppliers
and service providers, as well as industry news, and conference
listings.
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Aviationphonebook.com A
pay-to-list site that has the phone numbers of hundreds of aviation
companies.
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CorporateInformation Locate
web sites worldwide which contain information about a specific company.
Research an industry or company by country or by state. Requires
registration.
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The Defence and Aerospace Directory
Search engine for companies, products, and contacts. From Defence Data
Ltd.
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Gulf Aviation Guide Detailed
business information, contacts, and services in the Arabian Gulf region.
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Hoover's Online This service provides company
capsules, news, profiles, and stock information for all types of
companies. Click Companies & Industries and look in the Aerospace &
Defense Sector.
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Speednews Aviation Stocks
Stock prices, volumes, 52-week range, and P/E ratios, and other data for
airlines and aviation/aerospace companies.
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Thomas Regional Industrial Directory
Search by product or service, brand name, or company. Or look in the
Aerospace & Aircraft Equip. & Services product category.
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Locate manufacturers and distributors of products and services.
Membership (free) required.
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aircraft engines good coverage of all aircraft engines
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Beginner's Guide to Propulsion
From the NASA Glenn Research Center.
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How Engines Work These Flash
presentations from engine OEM Pratt & Whitney show in simple terms how
turbofan, turboprop, rocket, and land based turbines work.
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How a Jet Engine Works
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CFM Facts
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Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. ISSI is
a research development company studying the physics of Pulsed Detonation
Engines (PDE’s). Site offers a PDE FAQ and videos.
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[NASA] Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology
This site offers links to pages with basic information about the science
of aeronautics and about jet engines: how jet engines work, guide to
propulsion, test facilities, more.
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US Air Force Museum Engine Gallery
Photos, history, and specifications of the engines at the Museum.
Includes piston, rotary, in-line, diesel, jet, and rocket engines.
See the
Engine
Manufacturers category for links to engine OEMs.
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AirCharter World Commercial
aircraft profiles.
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Air Combat Command Single-Ship Demonstration Team Fact
Sheet Demonstration team objectives,
composition, contact information.
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Airlines, Airplanes and Airports
Airplane etiquette, travel tips, aircraft information, city code
database.
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Airship FAQ A very good reference guide with
links.
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alt.travel.uk.air - Jet Lag FAQ
Tips for travelers.
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Aviation Formulary For pilots
(and others) interested in great circle navigation. Compute courses,
headings and other quantities of interest. Formulae can be programmed
into your calculator or spreadsheet.
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Cage Codes Lookup Federal Cage
Code companies by Cage Code or Cage name. Provided by Internet Parts
Locator Systems.
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FAA
Aircraft Registration FAQ Provided by the FAA
Civil Aviation Registry.
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Homebuilt FAQ
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International Air Transport Association FAQ
General questions about IATA (membership, services, rules, etc.) the
airlines, and the industry.
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Paragliding Active Server Site includes
paragliding FAQ.
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Russian Aviation FAQ
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Russian Aviation FAQ Another Russian FAQ.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics On-time
data for passenger flights by 10 largest U.S. carriers.
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