New Riders' Official World Wide Web & Internet Dir

Aviation

Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle. It's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes.

—Captain Rex Kramer, in the movie Airplane

For all aviation and aircraft buffs, this category offers sites about air and space, air combat, aircraft archives, and Aeronautical Engineering to name a few. The sky's the limit!

01: Bermuda Shorts

http://www.parascope.com/en/bermuda1.htm

Afraid to fly over the Bermuda Triangle? This site should help dispel some of the myths associated with the area.

1 GOLDEN

http://www.aviationdirectory.com/golden.htm

This site is an aviation yellow pages. You can look here for listings of businesses and their web pages (if available) which relate to aviation.

About AIR&SPACE Magazine

http://www.airspacemag.com/ASM_Magazine.html

Learn about this magazine which was created by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. You can see what is featured in the latest issue or subscribe online.

ACES HIGH: The Finest in Aviation Photography

http://www.aviation.ca/aces/aceshigh.html

Whether for personal enjoyment or to spice up a presentation, look at this site for downloading aviation photography. This site also offers tips for taking your own photographs.

AERIUS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STUDENTS OF AVIATION

http://student.fee.uva.nl/aerius/index.htm

The main goal of this association is to obtain internships for students. Check out this site to learn more about the association and how to join.

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

http://roger.ecn.purdue.edu/

Provides information about undergraduate and graduate programs at the university. Enables you to investigate the provided facilities and research opportunities as well as become familiar with the teaching staff. Provides a link to the university home page.

Air Affair

http://www.airaffair.com/

Focuses on different types of flying machines. Includes a calendar of flying shows, a listing of aviation fuel prices, and an aviation library.

Air charters, fishing trips and seaplane tours with Sound Flight

http://www.soundflight.com/

This company can fly you on a scenic sight seeing tour, take you on a fishing trip, and fly you to a lakeside picnic. Other flying possibilities are available. The will even fly supplies to you on your yachting excursions! Check out this site for more details.

Air Combat USA

http://www.aircombatusa.com/

Find out how you can fly actual air-to-air combat in a real, state-of-the-art military aircraft! You won’t even need a pilot’s license.

Aircraft Images Archive

http://www.cs.ruu.nl/pub/AIRCRAFT-IMAGES/

Collection of pictures of mainly military aircraft. All photos are in JPEG format.

Airport Codes

ftp://ftp.spies.com/library/article/aero/airport.lis

The three-letter identification codes for nearly every airport in the world.

Airship The Home Page for Lighter-Than-Air Craft

http://spot.colorado.edu/~dziadeck/airship.html

Offers links for finding information about lighter-than-air craft. Includes information on these craft in fiction, models, and pictures; a bibliography; and links to Internet resources and discussion groups.

Amelia Earhart

http://www.ionet.net/~jellenc/eae_intr.html

Interested in Amelia Earhart? This site provides a nice biography detailing her life from her youth until her last flight. It also has some nice pictures.

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Applied Aviation

http://207.88.164.78/tggh/html/cgi/radd.cgi?

Great source for aviation links. They are well organized by subject. Also has tools such as an interactive aviation glossary and interactive federal aviation regulations.

Aviation Art UnlimitedThe art of Michael S. Kelly

http://www.essex1.com/people/topgun/art.htm

Interested in aviation artwork? Would you like a customized drawing of the airplane you fly? Check out this site. It has drawing samples available and pricing information.

Aviation Directories

http://www.sportflyer.com/directry.htm

As the name suggests, the site is simply a directory with links to other aviation sites. This could be a good starting place when looking for something.

Aviation Directory

http://www.arts-online.com/aviation.htm

The Aviation Internet Directory is a biannual publication listing Internet sites for several aviation related topics. See this site if you want to order this directory or if you want to have a Web site posted in it.

Aviation Enthusiast Corner

http://omni.brooklyn.cuny.edu/rec/air/air.html

Provides many resources, including picture libraries, air show information, and aircraft locators.

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Aviation Gopher

gopher://gopher.db.erau.edu

These gophers have bundles of information about aviation and contain most of the subjects covered in the Usenet newsgroup rec.aviation. They offer numerous articles, pictures, stories, and also weather and fly-in information.

Aviation Illustrated Magazine Online - Home Page

http://www.aviationillustrated.com/

This is the home page for a magazine dedicated to aviation illustration. You can check out the latest issue here and even subscribe online. The site also holds aviation photos and links to other sites.

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Aviation Jobs Online - Home Page

http://www.aviationjobsonline.com/avjobs/

Looking for a job in the aviation field? Here is a great place to start. It isn’t just for pilots, either. This site supports jobs for all areas of aviation.

AviationWeb Homepage

http://www.aviationweb.com/

This site contains a database for finding a U.S. flight school near you. Pilot schools can also come here to create a profile for themselves to be entered into the database.

Aviators Welcome

http://www.canovair.com/

This page offers aviation publications intended to help train professional pilots. Simulator profiles, system schematics, and other topics are covered.

The Avion Online Newspaper

http://avion.db.erau.edu/

This is an online aviation newspaper directed at students. You can check out the current issue, look at archived issues, or subscribe online to the hard copy version. Information about topics like trade shows and air shows can be found. Contains many good pictures.

Balloon Federation of America Home Page

http://www.bfa.ycg.org/

Find out what is going on in the Balloon Federation of America. You can fill out an application to join or just check out the latest news. Offers links to other sites.

Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/

Provides orientation to space flight and related topics, including the solar system, gravity and mechanics, interplanetary trajectories, orbits, electromagnetic phenomena, space craft types, telecommunications, onboard subsystems, navigation, and phases of flight.

The Boeing Home Page

http://www.boeing.com/

Home page for the world’s largest producer of commercial jetliners. Provides information on employment opportunities and company news as well as background information and facts about the company’s families of airplanes. Contains lots of interesting, downloadable pictures of their airplanes.

Canard's Aviator's Page

http://www.canard.com/

Provides information for the aviation enthusiast. Offers links to Canard aircraft that provide information on each aircraft and other related information.

Charles Lindbergh

http://141.224.128.4/mdot/skys_limit/text/lindbergh.html

This site provides a concise biography of the famous aviator. It comes with illustrations but no pictures.

Delta Air Lines Home Page

http://www.delta-air.com/index.html

Loads of useful information for those interested in flying with Delta. You can check flight schedules, reserve tickets, or just read news about the company.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

http://www.db.erau.edu/

Learn about the world’s largest aeronautical university. This site contains admission information, research opportunities, and a virtual tour of campus.

Federal Aviation Regulations

http://www.landings.com/aviation.html

Excellent and informative site that furnishes searchable database of FAA regulations. Offers much more than just images and regulations.

The Flight Line

http://www.airforce.com/visitor/flightln/flightln.html

Interesting web page produced by the U.S. Air Force. Contains good amount of information covering many areas. Specifically, you can learn about several of their aircraft organized into fighters, bombers, transport/carriers, and so on.

Flight Planning

ftp://eecs.nwu.edu/pub/aviation

Public domain flight planning software and data, written in C and complete with source.

Flight Simulators

ftp://ftp.iup.edu/flight.sim

Flight simulation theory, products, reviews, scenery for specific software, and other material related to air and spacecraft simulators.

Flying

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/aviation

Material about learning how to fly, technical information, ownership costs, equipment guides, aviation policies, and many more related FAQs.

Helicopter Adventures, Inc.

http://www.heli.com/

Learn about this helicopter flight training school and how you can learn to fly helicopters. This site also contains several links to other helicopter-related sites.

Helicopter Association International

http://www.rotor.com/

This association is dedicated to advancing the civil helicopter industry. Check out this site to learn more about them and possibly join.

Helicopters for Sale

http://www.itc.rotor.com/forsale.htm

Look here if you in the market of buying or leasing a helicopter. The site has several models available and gives the vital statistics for each one.

Jeremy Harkins Military Aircraft Archive

http://www.rpi.edu/~harkij/airpics.html

VERY comprehensive archive boasting 223 featured aircraft. Aircraft are neatly divided into categories such as World War I, World War II, Post War/Modern, etc. Contains loads of pictures and technical data.

Landings: Weather

http://www.landings.com/_landings/pages/weather.html#direct

One of the best weather sites available. Find weather information from around the globe. Also contains endless links to other aviation specific topics.

Launch.netHot Air Ballooning!

http://www.launch.net/

Interested in hot air balloons? Check here to learn how they work, how to get a ride in one, and how to become a pilot. Several good links, too.

Learjet, Inc.

http://www.learjet.com/

Offers information about the jet aircraft manufacturer. This includes company history, employment opportunities, and specifications and photos of their product.

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Military Aircraft Callsigns

http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~ceeamh/callsign.html

This page’s title says it all. Look here for a listing of hundreds of call signs for military aircraft.

NAA - National Aeronautic Association

http://www.naa.ycg.org/

Their home page states that “by promoting safety, rights of access, and better public understanding of aviation and air sports, the NAA is not only for the experienced pilot, but for aviation enthusiasts of all kinds”. See their home page to learn about the association and how to become a member.

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

http://www.dfrf.nasa.gov/dryden.html

Provides information about the activities of this research center. Includes a photo archive of research aircraft, research documents, and program information.

NASA Home Page

http://www.nasa.gov/

Acts as the starting point for all of NASA's Web-based information. Offers links to resources, including space shuttle information, home pages for the NASA centers around the country, space images, and educational resources.

NASA Space Shuttle Web Archives

http://shuttle.nasa.gov/

Provides data about the current space shuttle mission. Includes images, schedules, mission information, video clips, technical information. Contains statistics and goals of every mission ever flown by a shuttle.

NASA Television on CU-SeeMe

http://btree.lerc.nasa.gov/NASA_TV/NASA_TV.html

Helps visitors learn how to access live images and audio from NASA using CU-SeeMe software. Provides a link for obtaining the CU-SeeMe software.

NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM HOMEPAGE

http://www.nasm.edu/NASMpage.html

This site describes the museum very well. It includes a very thorough description of the museum’s exhibits complete with many photos.

Aviation Newsgroups

Pilot Supplies from Al Pilot Shop

http://www.aipilotshop.com/

Offers a wide range of pilot supplies from several manufacturers. Pictures and descriptions of goods are available as well as an online order form.

Planes of Fame Home Page

http://www.winternet.com/%7Epof/

Take a virtual tour of this museum boasting more than 20 World War II aircraft. This site comes with pictures and documentation for each plane. Fighters, bombers, and training aircraft are featured.

R/C Links!

http://www1.primenet.com/~bhenley/rclinks.html

This is a page of links to sites concerning radio controlled devices. Radio controlled airplanes make up the majority of the links.

Sky Warriors, Inc.

http://www.skywarriors.com/

Sky Warriors is a company that allows pilots and non-pilots the opportunity to fly real fighter planes and dogfight with an opponent. They also provide training for pilots to become accustomed to unusual flying conditions, and they provide formation training.

Stalag 13 Aviation Links

http://users.aol.com/dheitm8612/page2.htm

This is THE granddaddy of all aviation pages. This site contains hundreds of alphabetized, aviation related links. If there is an aviation page in existence, there is a good chance you will find it here.

To Fly is Everything

http://hawaii.cogsci.uiuc.edu/invent/airplanes.html

This site bills itself as “a virtual museum of the invention of the airplane”. It contains a good written history of the first airplanes. It also has several movies (in quick time format) and photographs of early pilots. Definitely a good source of information about the Wright brothers.

The Ultralight Home Page

http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/www/ultra/ultralight.html

This site is intended to make it easy for people to learn more about flying ultralights. It does a fine job of this and even contains links to other ultralight pages.

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ULTRALIGHTS.COM

http://www.ultralights.com/

This site bills itself as “one of the most comprehensive Ultralight sites on the web”. It does contain a wealth of information on the field of ultralight flying.

United Airlines

http://www.ual.com/

Check flight schedules or reserve tickets. You can also learn some background information about the company. Check out the company’s Mileage Plus program to see how you can earn free miles.

University of IllinoisInstitute of Aviation Wx Page

http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/contents.html

Offers list of several aviation-related images and textual information.

The UNOFFICIAL Seattle Museum of Flight Home Page

http://www.airfax.com/mof/

Read about museum tour times and prices as well as museum history. Several photos of airplanes displayed in the museum are available.

Up Ship!

http://www2.giant.net/people/mbrown/

About 30 pictures of zeppelins including, of course, the Hindenburg. Offers some links to other sites.

Vintage Aircraft Supply

http://www.aerobrake.com/vas/

This site offers hard to find airplane parts. Control wheels, gun sights, data plates, and stick grips are some examples of what you can find. Check out this page if you’re interested in selling authentic relics, too.

Welcome to Banyan Air Service

http://www.banyanair.com/

This is a good place to look if your airplane needs servicing. They can do several kinds of repairs as well as sell parts.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Aviation

http://macwww.db.erau.edu/www_virtual_lib/aviation.html

This site covers practically every imaginable aspect of aviation. It is a library containing links to dozens of other related sites. This would be an excellent place to begin a search into the area of aviation.

Wright Brothers Medal

http://www.sae.org/ABOUT/AWARDS/wright.htm

Learn about the Wright Brothers Medal presented annually by the Society of Automotive Engineers. It recognizes the author of the best paper covering the “development, design, construction, or operation” of an aircraft or spacecraft.