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2001 Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. The spacecraft was launched on April 7, 2001, and arrived at Mars on October 24, 2001. Odyssey's primary science mission will take place February 2002 through August 2004. For the first time, the mission will map the amount and distribution of chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. The spacecraft will especially look for hydrogen, most likely in the form of water ice, in the shallow subsurface of Mars. It will also record the radiation environment in low Mars orbit. The site brings together a wealth of information on the mission including a description of its scientific objectives, its instrument packages, a mission summary (status, timeline, launcher and spacecraft descriptions), mission team members, images and video clips.

A Tale of no Tail : An Anthology of the Flying Wing

This site is devoted to tailless aircraft from the earliest examples (Etrich, Dunne and others) through the 1930s, 40s and 50s (the era of the Horten Brothers, Lippisch and Northrop) and finally, the present day, where tailless designs have been adapted to the latest in ultra-miniature, pilotless aircraft, commonly known as Micro Air Vehicles (MAV). The site is part of the Lawrence Hargrave Aviation Pioneer site.

Aerofiles : A Century of American Aviation

Aerofiles is the Internet's most comprehensive, non-commercial, free-access web site dedicated solely to the aviation history of North America and the airplanes that have graced its skies for more than a century. This is the starting place for anywhere in the wonderful and sometimes weird world of aviation — military, civil, and commercial — in North America from 1903 to now. From comprehensive lists and information on airplanes, airlines, airports, museums, organisations to biographies and chronology this website is packed full of information.

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

This is the home page of the US Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB). It is part of the National Research Council, which itself is the primary agency of the National Academies. ASEB performs studies in aeronautics and space engineering and policy for the federal government. The site links to a growing collection of full text reports and text books available in HTML format, provides a short history of itself, information about ongoing committees and links to related Web pages.

AHDS Visual Arts

This site provides access to Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) Visual Arts, which is based at The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, and aims to provide Internet access and preservation of visual arts digital resources to UK Higher and Further Education sectors. The database provides access to images of drawings and paintings from the Imperial War Museum Concise Art Collection, which contains works from Great War artists such as William Orpen, Stanley Spencer, Augustus John and John Singer Sargent. There is also access the Imperial War Museum Posters of Conflict and Spanish Civil War Poster Collections. In order to search and view the collections, it is necessary to register first which is free - all AHDS Visual Arts images are free for use in educational research, learning and teaching; permission must be obtained for any other use.

Air Force Link - Library Publications

This is an official site of the U.S. Air Force which brings together all its electronic publications. Access to a large variety of documents online is available under the following headings: Air Force and DOD Forms, Periodicals, Posture Statements and Congressional Handbooks and Special Studies. Some of the titles that can be found under the magazines heading include Aerospace Power Chronicles, Airman, Citizen Airman, Intercom OnLine, etc. They are available in HTML format.

Air Safety Home Page

Airsafe.com is a personal web site, created by an airline safety analyst. It includes an analysis of serious air transport accidents, by airline and by aircraft type, since 1970. There are very brief summaries of the latest major accidents, and where available reference to further information sources on selected incidents. The site also provides access to the author's own Airsafe Journal, which is intended to highlight safey issues for, and on behalf of airline passengers.

Air University : Center for Space Studies

The mission of this centre is to "promote and sponsor research and education on the employment of spacepower by creating and maintaining a depository and clearing house for space information and expertise". The site brings together links to information under several headings. These include doctrine and policy, force enhancement and application, space support and control, force development and space cadre.

Aircraft Engine Design

This site is produced by Jack Mattingly, author of several well-known books on aircraft propulsion systems and aircraft engine design. The site provides access to a selection of data on military gas turbine engines, military turbofan engines, civil gas turbine engines, and temperature/pressure data for some engines. There is a primer which provides an introduction to air breathing engines. The site features images of civil and military gas turbine engines, a brief history of the invention of the gas turbine engine, including the contributions of Hans Von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle, a library of book references and details of Mattingly's own works. The site also make available a number of software programmes available for downloading (FTP site).

Airfields Environment Trust (AET)

Founded in 1978, the AET is a UK charitable trust which aims to advance knowledge and understanding of aviation's environmental and amenity impacts, through research and education. The site has some backgound information on the Trust and its funding sources, and describes its education and research activities. The site also provides access to the Trust's Aviation and Environment Databank. This contains information which has been compiled, contributed and reviewed be experts in the field. The information is arranged under a number of heading including, UK Policy, Planning, Demand for Air Travel, Economics and External Costs, Sustainable Development, Airport Waste Issues, and General Reports and Publications.

Airline History : the History of Commercial Aviation

This personal interest page is maintained by a former pilot called Sarah Ward. It is possible to browse an A-Z list of airlines to view a short history with photographs, browse for aircraft by decade and for aircraft 'of paper' - those which never left the drawing board, or prototypes that never made production. Special features of the site include histories of London's airports, supersonic airliners and flying boats as well as a history of airlines in the USA, Great Britain and Europe. There is also a link to a free downloadable software called the ProFlight Professional V2.0, which is a full commercial instrument flight simulator, distributed by the author and copyright owner: Sarah Ward of Aviatrix Software.

Airline Restructuring

This set of web pages are provided by Transport Canada. They bring together a range of information resources relating to airline restructuring in Canada. This includes various full text documents including the Airline Restructuring in Canada, Final Report, Prepared by Debra Ward, Independent Transition Observer on Airline Restructuring, dated September 2002. The site also contains other relating statements, responses, and news releases.

Airliners.net

This source is primarily dedicated to aviation photographs, with an archive of 65,000 images of individual aircraft and aerial photographs of airports. A search engine enables the location of specified photographs by aircraft type, airline, category, country/airport and keywords. The site also includes a small number of aviation-related discussion forums, covering general aviation, aviation interests as a hobby, aviation photography and photograph requests. It also features up-to-the-minute industry news, provided by PRNewswire, and an online shop, supplying a wide range of aviation-related books, videos and general goods. There is also a section dedicated to aircraft data and history that covers about 400 aircraft types and includes data like powerplants, production, performance etc. There is also a facility available for booking online air tickets and reserving hotel rooms.

AirportNet

AirportNet is the official site of the American and International Association of Airport Executives. The majority of the site is available to the public, but there are sections which are only available to members. The site provides a wide range of information and services for professionals in airport management, including details of newsletters, magazines and other publications, and incorporates a search engine for searching public areas of the site. Visitors must register for the conference centre, but registration is free.

Airservices Australia

Airservices Australia is a business providing air traffic management, air navigation infrastructure services and aviation rescue and firefighting. The site provides news flashes, daily weekday peak hour arrival performance reports for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne airports and Australian airport movements. The 'online documents' area provides access to the full text of AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication), ERSA (En Route Supplement Australia), DAH (Designated Airspace Handbook) and AIP supplements in PDF format. It also has a pilot centre with special operating information and pilot briefings, and a virtual classroom with tours, technical information and photo galleries.

Airship and Blimp Resources

It provides a brief introduction to airships in a series of questions and answers. The site also contains a list of airship companies and a directory, which attempts to inventory every airship currently flying in the world. It also hosts the home page of the Experimental Balloon and Airship Association - a loose congregation of aeronauts who have built, fly or own any sort of experimental, ultralight or homebuilt lighter-than-air craft. This is a personal site produced by Roland Escher.

Airship Heritage Trust

Airshipsonline houses the online archive of the Airship Heritage Trust, a voluntary, charitable organisation based in the UK. There is an extensive history of British Airships from 1900 to the present day. They own and are responsible for the national heritage airship archive and a large collection of airship artifact's and photographs relating to the British Airship Programme, from it's early days at the turn of the century to the Skyships of the 1980s. Archive footage of airship flights, photographs, information on airships, their bases can be found along with an online reference library, membership information and further links to related websites.

America's War on Terrorism

This site is provided by the Federation of American Scientists, FAS. It provides resources to aid in the analysis of emerging security policy and counter terrorism doctrine which have been brought about as a result of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The site is divided into five topic areas: anti terrorism and the arms trade; information security; strategy and weaponry; technology for training against terror; terrorism and WMD.

American Airlines Flight 587

This site is provided by the US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and brings together resources connected with its investigation into its crash. The site provides brief introductory information and several updates on the investigation. Photographs of recovered components are available, as is background information on cockpit voice recorders (CVR) and flight data recorders (FDR). More generally, the full text of NTSB press releases and advisories is made available, as are details of family assistance provision, the investigative process and aviation accident synopses.

Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)

The Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) was founded by the Digital Library and Archives of the University Libraries of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April of 1986. Its purpose is to find, preserve, and make available to researchers collections of correspondence, notes, photographs, written or recorded reminiscences, memorabilia, oral histories, as well as any other items that document American aeronautical and space history. The site divides its collections into: Aeronautical Engineers; Aerospace Engineers; Astronauts; Astronomers; Businesspersons; Chemists; Inventors; NASA Administrators and Project Directors; Physicists; Pilots; Virginia Tech Alumni and Faculty; Writers; and Other Interesting Sources. Each entry has a brief biography. Occasionally, there are further details, such as an inventory of the papers and a contents list. Gateways to related areas are also provided.

Avalon Project : The Middle East 1916-2001 : A Documentary Record

Part of the Avalon Project at Yale Law School, this site contains searchable, full text documents. This middle east section contains many documents relating to the middle east peace process including United Nations Security Council Resolutions and policies relating to Israel, Jordan and Palestine.

Avia Global

This Spanish language site brings together web resources in the field of aviation including business, military issues and many links to full text reports, articles and memorandums. It offers channels such as commercial aviation, executive aviation, space, airports, and events.

Aviation Medicine Home Page

This resource is maintained by Dr Dougal Watson of the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Edinburgh (Australia) and is sponsored by the Environmental Tectonics Corporation and the Aviation Medical Society of Australia and New Zealand. The site provides a collection of links to Web resources including full text papers, books, journals, magazines, mailing lists, courses, societies, associations, organisations and search engines about all aspects of aviation medicine.

Aviation Organophosphate Information Site

AOPIS is a non-commercial organisation committed to raising awareness amongst the aviation community of the potential health hazards from exposure to organophosphates and other harmful chemicals. The site provides access to a range of information resources. These include a discussion forum, press articles, regulations and legislation, as well as links to safety incidents and reports. A section of the site presents an overview of the issues involved. A number of articles and papers are available in full text. These include Indoor Air Quality: Recommendations Relevant to Aircraft Passenger Cabins by Professor M.B. Hocking, and Comparison of the Constituents of Two Jet Engine Lubricating Oils and Their Volatile Pyrolytic Degradation Products, by C. van Netten and V. Leung.

Aviation Safety Data Exchange

The Aviation Safety Data Exchange web site is sponsored by The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) with data assistance from the FAA to provide a source of important Safety Information for General Aviation, Amateur Built and Ultralight Aircraft. Many of the service difficulty reports, which are available upon request, are those which have been submitted by individual aircraft owners/builders and are not available at other locations. The site includes daily accident reports; relevant FAA Advisory Circulars; Airworthiness Directives; Service Difficulty Reports; safety tips and notes, and a listing of amateur-built aircraft kits. There is also a link to NTSB and non-USA accident reports.

Aviation Safety Network

Aviation Safety Network (ASN) is a privately maintained personal interest web site aimed at anyone with a professional interest in airline accidents and safety. The site provides access to a range of information resources. The Airliner Accident Database contains descriptions of over 5900 airliner write-offs in accidents since 1945. A list of aircraft types that have been included can be found in the Type Index. This provides brief aicraft specifications, plus a chronological list containing all aircraft accidents for that model in which the aircraft has been damaged beyond repair. ASN also provides links to a wealth of safety related information sources including: aircraft accident reports; Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) / Air Traffic Control (ATC) transcripts; features on a number of significant accidents and safety issues; accident statistics, publications; and an image gallery. The site also includes an Aircraft Accident Digest notification e-mail list and a moderated electronic discussion forum.

Aviation Today

Aviation Today is intended to provide access to aviation market intelligence and business resources. This is a commercial site from the publishers of several trade journals including Air Safety Week and Aircraft Value News. The site offers a searchable archive to its subscribers, as well as a special reports archive, current and future aircraft value by industry expert Paul Leighton (available to subscribers only), the latest accident information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), industry links, a forum for subscribers and a media kit for advertisers. These resources are available in PDF and HTML format. Finally, there is also a calendar which provides an aviation industry listing of conferences and meetings.

Aviation Week : Aerospace Source Book

This provides brief company profiles of aviation and aerospace companies grouped under the following headings: Prime Contractors; Major Airlines; Regional Airlines; and Cargo Airlines. The profiles can be viewed online in PDF format. The Aerospace Sourcebook also provides access to a series of articles which examine various market sectors including fighters, bombers, commercial and military transports, air freight, UAVs, trainers, rotorcraft, spacecraft, missiles, and avionics. The information is drawn from Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Aviation Week : Overhaul and Maintenance

This is one of the channels on Aviation Week's site. The Overhaul and Maintenance magazine section brings together a range of information resources, in particular current news headline stories and a calendar of the MOR industry (maintenance, repair & overhauls).

Battle of Britain

Royal Air Force Battle of Britain history site. Provides a complete official record of the four month battle. Features events of each day, official Fighter Command Daily Summaries and Fighter Command Operational Diaries. There is a roll of honour, details of aircraft used - some with video footage, and details of the commanders, units and stations involved. There is also a gallery of photographs taken from service archives.

BBC History : World War One

BBC site containing information and resources on the Great War, featuring articles and debates written by military historians. Features news articles written at the time, audio stories of soldiers diaries, letters and memories, an animated map of the Western Front, photographs and a 3-D virtual trench tour.

Beyond Intractability

Provided by the Conflict Research Consortium at the University of Colorado, this is the web site of the Intractable Conflict Knowledge Base Project which advertises itself as A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict. The site provides summary articles on topics that cover understanding conflict problems, and intervention processes and outcomes, as well as links to recommended resources such as web sites, interviews, news stories, books and articles, affiliated projects and conflict organisations. There are also case studies of real world conflicts; educational resources for students and teachers such as research tools and online courses; user guides and search tools.

Boeing-727.com

This is a personal interest web site concerned with the tri-jet transport. Although not an official Boeing site, it does focus on technical information. This is arranged under the following headings: Airframe, Engine, Avionics, Aircraft Systems, Checklists, Fluids and Fuel, and "727 Odds" (items that do not fit into the other sections). There is also a set of revision questions relating to the technical information.

Britain's Small Wars

This presents an overview of the conflicts involving Britain since 1945, including details of weapons and aircraft. Malaya, Kenya, Korea, the Gulf, the Falklands, Cyprus, Suez and Northern Ireland are all discussed. There is a web museum at the site including many first hand accounts of veterans and memorabilia from the wars. There is a chat room and a page containing details about books on the subjects and related reading.

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

The database from Ancestry.co.uk contains the surviving service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in World War I but did not re-join the Army in the years before World War II. Information includes: name of solider, age, birthplace, occupation, marital status, and regiment number. The records originate from the War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ (Microfilm Copies); (The National Archives Microfilm Publication WO363); Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies and The National Archives of the UK.

British Rockets and Satellite Launchers

This is a personal interest web site produced by Nicholas Hill which describes the British space and rocketry programme, actual and intended, over the years from 1955 to 1971. It includes information on Black Knight, Black Arrow, Blue Streak and the Saunders Roe rocket powered interceptors. There is information available on the BK-16 rocket. There is also section with plan views, drawn to scale, of the major British rocketry projects. The site also provides access to the Newsletter of the British Rocketry Oral History Programme.

Building and Fire Research Laboratory : Publications Online

This web site contains about 3000 document abstracts and complete publications produced by or for Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) staff since 1993, and a selected number of documents published since 1978. Publications can be browsed by author, keyword or title. Full text reports are available in PDF format. Subjects covered by BFRL publications include fire detection and supression systems in aircraft interiors and engines and fire safe materials.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) : Office of Airline Information

The Office of Airline Information is part of the US Department of Transportation, and provides a wide range of data related to air transportation. This site provides downloadable data on a wide range of areas, namely: on-time statistics, the FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, rural airports, BTS transportation indicators, fuel cost and consumption, air carrier aviation data, US passenger and freight statistics and employees in certificated carriers.

Canadian American Strategic Review

Provided by Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, CASR provides information and a forum for discussion on Canadian defence policy, foreign policy and Canadian US relations. The site contains policy papers and articles on: defence budget and procurement practices; Canada US relations and military cooperation; coastal defence, maritime and port security; border patrol and homeland security; threat assessments and US foreign policy. There is also a DND 101 section which provides brief information and images of major land, air and naval forces equipment.

Canadian Forces Image Gallery

Linked from the Canadian Department of Defence home page, this site contains images of the Canadian Forces. The pictures provided are arranged under the four main headings of combat, army, air force and navy. The site is also available in French.

CBC Archives : Conflict and War

Provided by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, this site provides access to radio and television clips from the CBC archives and links to further news stories and resources about the topics covered, for some subjects there are also educational activities for teachers. Subjects covered include the Rwandan genocide, World War Two, NATO, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, peacekeeping, Somalia, and the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

CFD Online

This is an online resource centre for the topic of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and the main part of the site takes the form of an annotated listing of high quality web hyperlinks organised by subject area. In addition there is a jobs database for both employers and job seekers. This is browseable by type of job, or by continent and country and is also searchable. The books guide aims to become a catalogue listing all CFD-related books which is browseable by subject or searchable. The site also makes several discussion forums available.

Chicago Airport System Community Noise Resource Center

Produced by the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation, this web site has been developed to inform individuals and the communities living near the O'Hare and Midway Airports of the City's ongoing efforts to ensure noise mitigation. The O'hare International and Midway Noise Mitigation Programs sections contain information on a number of initiatives including: the Fly Quiet Program; Airport Noise Monitoring System; Residential Sound Insulation Program; and the School Sound Insulation Program; as well as general noise information.

Chinese Military Aviation

This site focuses on weapon systems in use or being developed for the Chinese Armed Forces. It provides pictures and information about fighter aircraft, helicopters, war ships and submarines and provides links to related Chinese Military websites.

Chris Heintz Design College

This web site brings together a number of full text articles that deal with various aspects of light aircraft design. Fourteen of the articles were published in the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Light Plane World or Experimenter publications. The topics covered include: light aircraft materials and their properties; flight and performance testing; riveted joints; airfoils; pitch, stability and control; control surfaces; determining weight and balance; and STOL aircraft design. The author, Chris Heintz, is resonsible for the design of a range of kit aircraft for the Zenith Aircraft Company.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia (CASA)

The main functions of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) are: Development and implementation of aviation safety policy and regulating civil aviation safety. The site provides access to a wealth of safety related information including the following: Civil Aviation Act and Regulations, Civil Aviation Orders, Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAPs), Approved Advisory Circulars, Recent Changes, Exemptions register, Foreign legislation, Airworthiness Directives, Airworthiness Advisory Circulars, Drafts of the new CASR, Discussion Papers, Notices of Proposed Rule Making and Summary of Responses, Aircraft Defect Reporting, and Reference documents supporting the regulatory change process. The site also provides access to the Australian Aircraft Register, information for pilots and operators, and online issues of "Flight Safety Australia", CASA's safety magazine. CASA forms amd manuals are also available online. The media section contains an extensive collection of news releases and other full text CASA documents.

Computational Science and Engineering Department (STFC)

The Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) activities within the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council provide world-class expertise and support for the UK theoretical and computational science communities, in both academia and industry. The cost-effective and efficient services are enabling predictions from complex theories to be calculated from first principles and be compared directly with experimental data. The computational activity within CCLRC has grown significantly in recent years. The major output of the CSE Department is the development and application of powerful simulation codes, usually in collaboration with university research groups. They place particular emphasis on achieving very high performance; advancing the basic computational methods to tackle new scientific challenges on new generations of hardware. There is an undergoing development of high-performance applications in core areas of quantum chemistry, molecular simulation, solid-state physics, materials simulation, engineering and environmental simulations. The group has collaborations with theoreticians and computational scientists in the universities and colleagues within the experimental facilities at CCLRC. In addition to the core applications, there is also support to a number of data activities such as the Chemical Database Service. The website provides useful information and links regarding publications, semimar programs, collaborative projects, research networks, high performace computing within the Uk. Additionally, the website provides information for advace research on subjects such as, atomic and molecular physics, band theory, CCP4 group, computational chemistry, computational engineering, computational material science, numerical analysis, software engineering.

Cool Web Sites for Aircraft Designers

This web page is provided by a recognised authority on aerospace vehicle design, Daniel P. Raymer, and brings together a collection of links to aircraft design Web sites under the following headings: Aircraft Images, Museums, & Links; Technical & Professional Societies; Aerospace & CAD Companies; Government Organizations; Universities With Aircraft Design; Resources for Designers; and Misc. & Other Stuff.

Cooperative Problem-Solving in the Interactions of Airline Operations Control Centers with the National Aviation System

The goal of this Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) project is to study the interactions of airline operations control centers (AOCs) with other "players" in the national aviation system. The page provides a range of papers discussing co-operative problem-solving within a number of situations, including the interactions of airline dispatchers with ATCSCC (Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center), the interactions of airline dispatchers and flight crews, free flight issues from an AOC perspective, the effects of the expanded National Route Program (NRP) on management of the national aviation system, enroute flight planning, and situational awareness within ATCSCC-airline operations.

Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century

The Council was established in 2001 with an aim to encourage the Canadian federal government to have a full defence review with a public consultation. The site contains full text reports and papers issued by the council and circulated in the media and the government. There are two main reports; Canadian Defence and Security in the 21st Century: To Secure a Nation: The Case for a New Defence White Paper, published in 2001 and The People's Defence Review. The site also contains research papers which cover subjects such as security policy, defence policy, arms control, research and development, and reserve forces. The site also contains articles, media coverage and reserves information.

Country Assessments : Korean Peninsula

Provided by the Institute for Science and International Security, ISIS, this site provides access to full text publications on North Korea, its nuclear programme and uranium enrichment from 1994 to the present. There are also satellite images and photographs of nuclear facilities.

CRInfo : The Conflict Resolution Information Source

Provided by the Conflict Research Consortium at the University of Colorado, CRInfo indexes peace and conflict resolution related web sites, books, articles, audiovisual materials, organisation profiles, events, and current news items. The site can be searched or browsed using the topic lists which include; understanding conflict, types of conflict, alternative dispute resolution, peace processes and book and article summaries. There is also an education, training and networking section which provides tutorials, online training materials and educational guides. There is also a list of recommended resources and links to further projects, gateways and affiliates.

Defence Digital Media Gallery

Provided by the Australian Minister of Defence, this site provides images of Australian Defence Ministers, Army, Navy, Royal Air Force, operations and equipment. The site is searchable and browseable by keyword.

Defence Image Database

This site combines the picture libraries of the British Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence. It covers equipment, crests and logos, cap badges, people and operations and can be browsed or searched. The service is free but images are subject to Crown copyright so they may be downloaded for the purposes of non-commercial research and private study only.

Defence of Britain Database

The Defence of Britain Database is an archive of photographs and also includes detailed location and descriptive information relating to British military anti-invasion sites created during the Second World War. The main emphasis is on Home Front defences including military watch towers and garrisons constructed during the 1940-41 Battle of Britain period. The database has been funded by the Heritage Lottery and created by the Council for British Archaeology. The database has records for over 20,000 military sites. The database is searchable or can be browsed by geographical location or type of site. Entries focus on archaeological details. The database is accessible via the Archaeology Data Service.

Defense Strategy Review Page

Sponsored by the Project on Defense Alternatives, this site provides access to full text articles, reports, defence policies and analysis on the United States' defence reviews and national security strategy. It covers topics such as the Quadrennial Defense Review, military transformation and homeland security and provides links to useful websites on these subjects.

Department of Transport : Online Digital Special Collections

A digital preservation archive of special collections of interest to US Department of Transportation (DoT) researchers which includes: Civil Aeronautic Manuals, Civil Air Regulations, Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965), FAA and CAA Research Reports amongst others.

Digital Library of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Theses

This site is provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries and Document Services and MIT Information Systems. The site provides access to the full text of a selection of MIT masters and doctoral theses from 1888 to the present. It is not a complete collection but details of all MIT theses can be accessed via the Barton catalogue and ordered online.

Directorate of History and Heritage

This site provides access to the Canadian National Defence Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH) whose mission is to develop and provide Canadian military and forces history, traditions, music and museums. The web site provides information on the DHH including its duties and organisational structure. The site is divided into sections covering: history and archives, which contains the historical resources centre and Canadian military history dates; heritage and tradition which provides access to the National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials; honours and awards; Canadian Forces museums; Canadian Forces music; and publications. French and English language versions of the site are available.

EATM Common Library

Provided by EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation which has as its primary objective the development of a seamless, pan-European Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. This library pertains to the EUROCONTROL Programme for Performance Enhancement in European Air Traffic Management (EATM). The library provides access to Strategy documents, general documents, technical documents which include concepts and architecture, user and functions requirements, operational requirements e.g. 'operational hazard assessment of elementary and enhanced surveillance', feasibility studies, and specifications. EUROCONTROL standards are also available.

Eldis : Conflict and Security Resource Guide

This site is a resource guide from Eldis, a gateway to development information provided by the Institute of Development Studies in Sussex and funded by Sida, Norad, SDC and DFID. It provides access to online full text documents in the areas of global security, complex emergencies, post conflict reconstruction, refugees and forced migration, pastoralism and conflict, gender and conflict and business and conflict. It also provides the latest news headlines in these areas and a news feed service. The site links to the rest of the Eldis gateway and further full text documents, resource guides and country profiles.

Emergency Response and Research Institute Counter-Terrorism Archive (ERRI)

This site provides a summary of terrorism events, groups and their strategies throughout the world. It contains news articles on terrorism, links to other relevant websites, pictures and diagrams of explosives, histories of terrorist leaders including Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden, and lists terrorist activities by continent. It is also possible to access the Emergency Response and Research Institute index from this page.

Encyclopedia of the Tanks of World War II

An enthusiast site containing details of tanks and armoured vehicles that served in World War Two. It is possible to view tanks in chronological order of being made (from 1917 - 1945), or to compare tanks using a split screen which gives summary details of technical data. There is also more detailed information and pictures of each vehicle provided. Information can also be accessed on vehicles produced by country, these include France, Britain, Russia, America, Germany, Italy and Spain. The site is also available in French.

End Terrorism Forum Archive

Established by the Global Learning Group The End Terrorism Forum was established in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Its purpose was to discuss the security lessons learned, and means of avoiding future terrorism worldwide. The archive contains around 70 messages posted between September and December 2001. They provide an interesting insight into initial reaction to the outrage to the event and discussion of the role of the media and educational initiatives in reducing future terrorist threats.

Engineering Resources Online

This is a UK-based service which aims to be a practical guide to engineering products, companies and resources on the Internet. The site provides an alphabetical list of links to engineering company Web sites, standard organisations, patent offices, books and journals, software, trade shows, recruitment sites and search engines.

Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite Program (ESSA)

ESSA 1 was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological spacecraft designed to take and record daytime cloudcover pictures on a global basis for subsequent playback to a ground acquisition station. The launch date was on the 3rd of February 1966. The satellite had essentially the same configuration as that of the TIROS series, i.e., an 18-sided right prism, 107 cm across opposite corners and 56 cm high, with a reinforced baseplate carrying most of the subsystems and a cover assembly (hat). Electrical power was provided by approximately 10,000 1- by 2-cm solar cells that were mounted on the cover assembly and by 21 nickel-cadmium batteries. Two redundant wide-angle cameras were mounted on opposite sides of the spacecraft and canted 75 deg from the spacecraft spin axis. A pair of crossed-dipole command and receiving antennas projected out and down from the baseplate. A monopole telemetry and tracking antenna extended up from the top of the cover assembly. The satellite was placed in a cartwheel orbital mode, with its spin axis maintained normal to the orbital plane. The satellite spin rate and attitude were determined primarily by a Magnetic Attitude Spin Coil (MASC). The MASC was a current-carrying coil mounted in the cover assembly. The magnetic field induced by the current interacted with the earth's magnetic field to provide the necessary torque to maintain a desired spin rate of 9.225 rpm. Five small solid-fuel thrusters mounted around the baseplate provided a secondard means of controlling the spacecraft spin rate. The satellite performed normally after launch until October 6, 1966, when the camera system failed. The spacecraft was deactivated on May 8, 1967, after being left on for an additional time period for engineering purposes.

ESA Publications

This is the home page of the ESA (European Space Agency) Publications Division (EPD) which produces all of the European Space Agency's publications for external readership. The site provides links to the ESA Annual Report, History Study Reports, and periodicals and newsletters including the ESA Bulletin (the Agency's quarterly magazine), Earth Observation Quarterly, On Station, Connect (ESA Telecommunication Newsletter), EDU News (ESA's Newsletter on Education) European Centre for Space Law, Eurocomp (The Newsletter of the Space Components Steering Board), and Spacelink. The site also provides access to a selection of technical reports including the ESA BR series of brochures, ESA SP reports, as well as listings of conference proceedings, procedures, and standards.

FAA Office of System Safety - Safety Reports

This is part of the web site of the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of System Safety. The web site provides access to selected current reports and studies. The Weather Study includes all accidents where the NTSB has determined weather to be a causal or contributing factor. The Aviation Safety Data Accessibility Study, examines a range of issues related to increasing the accessibility of aviation safety data. The Aviation Safety Statistical Handbook contains information on national airspace incidents and accidents. System Indicators provides information on the current status and trends in the National Aviation System operations. The data include accident and incident rates and measures of efficiency, inspector activity, compliance and environmental factors. The annual System Indicators report is available for downloading in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. Spreadsheet files(Microsoft Excel ver. 4.0) containing System Indicators data, updated quarterly, are also available.

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)

FUSE is a NASA-supported astrophysics mission that was launched on June 24, 1999, to explore the Universe using the technique of high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet spectral region. FUSE was developed in collaboration with the space agencies of Canada and France. FUSE looks at light in the far ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (approximately 90 to 120 nanometers), which is unobservable with other telescopes. FUSE observes these wavelengths with much greater sensitivity and resolving power than previous instruments used to study light in this wavelength range. This is a FUSE academic website and brings together basic information about the mission including the background, mission objectives, spaceraft and instruments used. The mission ended in mid-october 2007. Links are available to access the FUSE science data summaries, FAQs and publications. There is also a link to FUSE newsletter and photo file. Project website link is also present.

FAST Explorer : Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer

FAST, the second mission in NASA's Small Explorer Satellite Program (SMEX), is a satellite designed to study Earth's aurora. FAST's primary objective is to study the microphysics of space plasma and the accelerated particles that cause the aurora. FAST was launched on August 21, 1996 from a Pegasus rocket into a highly elliptical orbit. This website provides a background of Earth's aurora; FAST mission objectives; details of the spacecraft instruments and data; launch and orbit information; links to other educational resources; and images.

Federal Aviation Administration : Office of Rulemaking

The FAA's Office of Rulemaking is responsible for a range of tasks including: the project management of all FAA rulemaking projects; development of national policies on rulemaking procedures; administrative adequacy of all safety and security regulatory material; ensuring that existing rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and program performance are consistent with FAA goals and objectives; development of rulemaking documents; and, issuance of guidelines on Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory procedures. The web site provides access to a range of information. There is an online resource guide which contains Final Rules & Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs). These documents are available in MS word and PDF formats. The web site also provides access to a Bulletin Board.

Field Manuals

The General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library provides full text descriptions of 468 US Army Field Manuals, including summary information, document number and title. Field Manuals contain doctrine and training principles with supporting tactics, techniques, and/or procedures and describe how the Army and its organizations function in terms of missions, organizations, personnel, and equipment. Field Manuals implement ratified international standardization agreements and may also contain informational or reference material relative to military operations and training and may be used to publish select alliance doctrinal publications that are not readily integrated into other doctrinal literature. Each Field Manual is accessed via a contents page, and some are restricted and encrypted. It is also possible to reach the General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library homepage, and other documents which it provides.

First World War.com

The aim of this site is to provide an overview of the First World War. It details how World War One began, and provides summaries of the battles, a timeline of events, a biogrpahy of major politicians, royalty and commanders involved and details the weapons used and aircraft involved in the air wars. The site also features an encyclopaedia, archives of sound and video recordings, propaganda posters, memoirs and diaries and primary documents which include official government material.

Flight Dynamics and Control Toolbox

This freely downloadable software provides flexible models and tools for flight simulation, flight dynamics analysis and flight control system design. The software is available for both Matlab and Simulink and has been created by and is maintained by a member of staff from KLM. A user manual containing detailed theoretical background information is also available.

FlightWeb

This is a web site produced for air medical professionals. It contains contributed news items, a special topics section containing some papers, an online discussion forum and classified advertisements (including employment opportunities). There are links to related sites that are organised under subject headings such as flight programs, industry vendors, air medical resources, professional associations, and military medical transport. The site provides access to the Flightmed mailing list and a searchable archive of past messages.

Foreign and Security Policy

Personal web site provided by Tim Garden, formerly the Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and currently a visiting professor at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London - he has written widely on security issues. The site provides the full text of his writings in the form of articles, reviews, books and lectures on international security, foreign policy and global politics. The site also provides links to government and official sources of Foreign and Security Policy, relevant institutes and non-government organisations involved in this area, Departments of Foreign Affairs and UK Political Parties. There are also links to news sites, European Union information, further sites of interest and a biography.

Galileo

The Galileo mission consists of two spacecraft: an orbiter and an atmospheric probe. Launched during the STS 34 flight of the Atlantis orbiter, the two spacecraft were kicked out of Earth orbit by an inertial upper stage (IUS) rocket, sending them careening through the inner solar system. The launch date for the mission was 18th October 1989. The trajectory which the spacecraft followed was called a VEEGA (Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist), traveling first in toward the Sun for a gravity assist from Venus before encountering the Earth two times (spaced two years apart). These encounters with Venus and the Earth allowed Galileo to gain enough velocity to get it out to Jupiter. During the flybys of Venus and the Earth, Galileo scientists took the opportunity to study these two planets as well as the Moon, making some unprecedented observations as a result. In addition, following each Earth flyby, Galileo made excursions as far out in the solar system as the asteroid belt, enabling scientists to make the first close-up studies of two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida. As is this were not sufficient, Galileo scientists were fortunate to be the only ones with a direct view of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragment impacts on Jupiter. All of this was prior to the primary missions of sending an atmospheric probe into Jupiter's atmosphere and studying Jupiter, its satellites, and its magnetosphere for two years with the orbiter. The flight team for Galileo ceased operations on 2003 February 28, and Galileo coasted, unattended, before transmitting a few hours of science measurements during its 2003 September 21 plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere.

Genesis Solar Wind Sample Return

The purpose of the Genesis mission is to observe the solar wind, entrap its particles and return them to Earth. After launch on August 2001, the spacecraft traveled to a point about 1.5 million kilometers (just under 1 million miles) from Earth where the gravities of Earth and the Sun are balanced: the Lagrange 1 point, or "L1." At this location Genesis was well outside of Earth's atmosphere and magnetic environment, allowing it to collect a pristine sample of the solar wind. Genesis' overall flight path resembles a series of loops: first curving towards the Sun and away from Earth to the L1 point, circling five times around it, then falling back for a brief loop around the opposite Lagrange point, called "L2," in order to position the spacecraft for a daylight return to Earth. The spacraft returned to Earth on September 2004.

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES A - C)

The launch of the prototype Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-A, in May 1974 inaugurated the series of geosynchronous satellites that has provided systematic, continuous observations of weather patterns. A second prototype, SMS-B, followed in February 1975. The GOES program formally began with the launch of the first operational spacecraft, GOES-A, in 1975, which was renamed GOES-1 when it reached orbit. GOES-2 and GOES-3 followed in 1977 and 1978, respectively. These spacecraft obtained both day and night data on Earth’s weather from the Visible/Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR), a scanning instrument that formed images of Earth’s surface and cloud cover for transmission to regional data-user stations for use in weather prediction and forecasting and also for monitoring the space environment. GOES-1 (A) Launch Date: October 16, 1975 The first operational satellite in NOAA's geosynchronous weather satellite system, the GOES-1 spacecraft was a cylinder 75 inches in diameter, 106 inches high and weighed 650 pounds. The sides of the cylinder were covered by 15,000 solar cells which, along with nickel cadmium batteries, provided the power for the craft. A single triangular magnetometer unit was located on the top of the craft which extended 33". The spacecraft was spin stabilized and rotated at 100 revolutions per minute. Its instrument compliment was identical to SMS-1 and SMS-2. The principle instrument on board was the Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) which provided day and night imagery of cloud conditions over the full-disk. The satellite had the capability to continuously monitor cataclysmic weather events such as hurricanes and typhoons, relay meteorological data from over 10,000 surface locations into a central processing center for incorporation into numerical weather prediction models, and to perform facsimile transmission of processed images and weather maps to WEFAX field stations. In addition, a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and Data Collection System (DCS) similar to those on the NOAA polar orbiters were installed. GOES-1 was placed in a geostationary orbit directly above the equator, over the Indian Ocean, to gather data for the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). The satellite was moved to replace SMS-2 (Pacific) when GOES-3 was launched. GOES-2 (B) Launch Date: June 16, 1977 The second operational satellite in NOAA's geosynchronous weather satellite system, the spacecraft was similar to GOES-1 and its instrument compliment was identical to those on its predecessors, SMS and GOES-1. GOES-2 was placed in a geostationary orbit directly over the equator over 60W in order to replace SMS-1. The WEFAX system on this satellite is still operational, although cloud images are no longer being received from this system. GOES-3 (C) Launch Date: June 16, 1978 The third operational satellite in NOAA's geosynchronous weather satellite system, the GOES-3 satellite was used to replace GOES-1 and to support the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) over the Indian Ocean. It had the same instruments and capabilities as the earlier GOES spacecraft.

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES D - H)

GOES-4 (D) Launch Date: September 9, 1980 GOES-4 advanced meteorologists’ capabilities by continuously profiling vertical temperature and water vapor. This major advancement permitted, for the first time, the monitoring of frame-to-frame movement of water vapor concentrations, a technique introduced by the European Meteosat-1 satellite. Meteosat-1 did not have profiling capability, but pioneered water vapor imaging in 1977. This new capability led to a greatly improved knowledge of global atmospheric circulation by revealing motions in clear areas where no visible clouds were present. The GOES-4 and GOES-5, spacecraft developed by the Hughes Aircraft Corporation, are significantly different from the earlier SMS/GOES spacecraft. Onboard were a visible and infrared spin scan radiometer (VISSR) atmospheric sounder (VAS). This instrument is a more sophisticated version of the VISSR on board the earlier GOES spacecraft. The VAS had a new capability, atmospheric temperature sounding for gathering infrared (IR) radiation data which can be used, with known atmospheric properties, to calculate atmospheric temperature profiles over a selected geographic area. With the positioning of GOES-4 as the GOES-West satellite, and the positioning of GOES-5 as the GOES-East operational satellite, the users receiving the WEFAX broadcasts from either of these satellites were required to change the polarity of their antennas. While the S-band antennas on SMS/GOES spacecraft through GOES-3 had linear horizontal polarization (polarization parallel to the place of the Equator), the GOES-4 and -5 spacecraft have parabolic antennas which have linear vertical polarization (perpendicular to the plane of the Equator). During the time of three simultaneous WEFAX transmissions, this difference required a user switching reception of broadcasts from either the GOES-East or -West to the GOES-Central, to change the polarity of the user's antenna. GOES-4 was placed in a geostationary orbit directly over the equator over the Pacific (135W). GOES-5 (E) Launch Date: May 22, 1981 GOES-5 carried an instrument compliment identical to GOES-4 and was placed in a geostationary orbit directly over the equator over the western Atlantic (75W). GOES-6 (F) Launch Date: April 28, 1983 GOES-6 was designed to replace GOES-4 and was placed in a geostationary orbit directly over the equator over the Pacific (136W) and was referred to as GOES-WEST. After GOES-5 failed, it was moved to a central location 98W. When GOES-7 was placed into service, it was returned to its original location. The VAS imager failed on January 21, 1989, so direct readout images and soundings are no longer available. It is, however, still acting as the west WEFAX relay satellite, although its orbit is unstable. GOES-G Launch Date: May 3, 1986 The spacecraft (to be named GOES-7, or GOES EAST) was lost in a Delta 3914 launch vehicle failure. The rocket was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff. GOES-7 (H) Launch Date: February 26, 1987 GOES-7 was placed in a geostationary orbit directly over the equator (over the Atlantic at 75W) and was referred to as GOES-EAST. The satellite is still operational; however, it has been moved several times to cover both the west and east coasts of the U.S. due to the failure of the imager on GOES-WEST. The current position (112W) allows coverage of the US West coast, while the METEOSAT-3 geostationary satellite is currently being leased from the European Space Agency for coverage of the US East coast. Unfortunately, the spin of the GOES-7 satellite is no longer stable, resulting in a 'figure-8' orbit which grows by 0.9 deg. latitude each year. After GOES-I was deployed in Spring of 1994, as GOES 8 (GOES-East), GOES-7 remained in geostationary orbit, at 105 W, and is still used for satellite communications.

Government Views of Iraq

Provided by Grace-Ellen McCrann, Chief Government Documents Division, City College of New York. This site contains cross-referenced links to online primary resources about Iraq. The site covers the history of conflict in Iraq, providing links on the Gulf War, the Iran-Iraq War and the 2003 War, U.N. Resolutions, Geneva Conventions and international treaties. The focus of the site is US Government documents and information including Congressional Hearings, Federal Agency reports, press conferences, legislation, Presidential communications and USAID fact sheets.

Gravity Probe B : Testing Einstein's general theory of relativity

Gravity Probe B (GP-B) is the relativity gyroscope experiment developed by NASA and Stanford University to test predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. The mission was launched in April 2004 and was completed by september 2005. The mission is being controlled from Stanford University and this site describes the experiment, provides progress updates and links to other relevant sites, including a video clip of the launch and the full-text of the GP-B launch companion document. The engineering history to the mission over the last 40 years is also available with full-text technical papers available in pdf format.

Great Images in NASA (GRIN)

Provided by NASA, this is a collection of over 1000 images of historical interest which is aimed at the media, publishers and the general public. The images have been scanned at high resolution and in several sizes. They can be found by browsing by subject then selecting the relevant category, searched by keyword and date, or browsed by the centre that produced the image. The photographs are not protected by copyright, unless it is stated, and NASA must be acknowledged as the source of the image.

Heliweb

Heliweb is a commercial web site produced by Avia Press. It provides access to HELiDATA News and Classified, a subscription-based helicopter news and advertising magazine. The site also provides information on The Helicopter Museum, and includes online access to "Straight-up", the Museum's official newsletter. Details of the journal, Helicoper International are also provided on the site. This includes subscription information and online access to editorials.

Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA)

The Space VLBI mission VSOP was launched on February 12, 1997. After successful deployment, the VSOP mission was renamed Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA). HALCA, a project led by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, allowed imaging of astronomical radio sources with a signficantly improved resolution over ground-only observations. Haruka (meaning "far away") is the post-launch name of the Japanese Muses-B radio astronomy satellite. The spacecraft carries a wire mesh dish antenna 8 m in diameter as one part of a radio astronomy interferometer, with the other part being any one of a number of ground-based radio telescopes. It carries detectors which operate at 1.6, 5 and 22 GHz (18, 6, and 1.3 cm, respectively), and will be able to make radio images with very high spatial resolution (the highest yet in very-long baseline interferometry) and permit precise measurements of quasar jets and galactic maser sources. Its planned lifetime is 3-5 years.

Hipparcos

ESA's Hipparcos was the first space mission dedicated to measuring the positions, distances, motions, brightness and colors of stars - for astrometry, as the experts call it. Launched in August 1989 by an Ariane-4 rocket, Hipparcos was a pioneering space experiment dedicated to the precise measurement of the positions, parallaxes and proper motions of the stars. The intended goal was to measure the five astrometric parameters of some 120,000 primary program stars to a precision of some 2 to 4 milliarcsec, over a planned mission lifetime of 2.5 years, and the astrometric and two-color photometric properties of some 400,000 additional stars (the Tycho experiment) to a somewhat lower astrometric precision. Having achieved the mission goals, communications with Hipparcos were terminated in August 1993 by ESA. NASA provided some critical support to the mission. ESA is developing a successor mission to Hipparcos called Gaia. Hipparcos helped to: * predict the impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter * identified stars that will pass close to the Sun * established the distances of stars possessing planets * discovered that the Milky Way is changing shape * identified a group of stars that invaded our Galaxy when it was young * altered the cosmic distance scale, making the Universe bigger and younger * confirmed Einstein's prediction of the effect of gravity on starlight

Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives, Inc.

This Foundation is dedicated to acquiring, preserving and protecting the historical materials that chronicle the aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky, the companies he founded and the accomplishments of its employees. The collection dates from the latter part of the nineteenth century to the present. It consists of approximately 5,000 cubic feet of Sikorsky historical documents, blueprints, photographs, engineering wind tunnel and watertest models of Sikorsky's three different aeronautical accomplishments; fixed winged and multi-engined aircraft, transoceanic flying boats and helicopters. Also included are several books that Mr. Sikorsky authored and many personal artifacts. The web site provides a chronological listing of significant achievements, honours and awards. The site features images illustrating Sikorsky's life and works. The articles contained on the site include a brief history of helicopter development, illustrated descriptions of Sikorsky's designs and a history of Igor Sikorsky in two parts.

India and Pakistan on the Brink?

This web site contains links to full text documents on India, Pakistan and the conflict from 1842 to the current day. It includes news features, UN resolutions, treaties and agreements as well as maps, travel guides and political resources. It is provided by Historyteacher.net - please note this site hasn't been regularly updated so not all links will work. There are also links to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the war in Afghanistan.

India-Pakistan A History of Conflict

This interactive web site is provided by CTV (Canada TV) News. It includes a timeline on the history of the conflict from 1947 to 2002. It has maps which explain why Kashmir is disputed, illustrates the line of control, military power in Kashmir and nuclear war. The key players links to profiles of the Pakistani President and the Indian Prime Minister. There are links to the CIA World Factbooks, the governments of India and Pakistan and to the Center For Defence Information. There are also links to several related articles of interest.

International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3)

Seven experiments made up the IEH-3 payload on the STS-95 Space Shuttle mission. The seven hitchhiker experiments were attached to a carrier system in the bay of the Shuttle orbiter for the flight in space. The six hitchhiker experiments will be attached to a carrier in the bay of the Shuttle orbiter for the flight in space. Some experiments will be controlled from the Payload Operations Control Center at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., while others will run automatically with pre-programmed commands which were loaded into their operating computers before launch on october 1998.

International Vertical and/or Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft (V/STOL) Historical Society

The site brings together links to V/STOL related web resources that have been created by, or feature significant contributions, from IVHS members. The V/STOL Encyclopedia Series include a number of presentations: German V/STOL Concepts in the Twentieth Century (fighters, rotorcraft, and transports), and French V/STOL Rotorcraft and Propellercraft. The site describes and where possible provides links to relevant V/STOL publications including: VTOL UAV's 'Come of Age: US Navy Begins Development of VTUAV' by Michael W. McKee, Ph.D., American Helicopter Society, Vertiflite, Summer 2000; and 'Bell Designs Are Accelerating at Full Tilt', by Michael Hirschberg, American Helicopter Society, Vertiflite, Fall 1999.

Internet Airship Links

Maintained by the Airship Heritage Trust at Airshipsonline here are some useful links to historical sites, museums, associations, manufacturers and other interesting web sites on lighter than air airships.

Internet for Aeronautical Engineering

Produced by information specialists at Cranfield University, this is part of the Intute Virtual Training Suite (VTS), an initiative designed to teach Internet information skills to the UK Higher Education community. However, the free tutorial is potentially useful to everybody who wishes to improve their subject knowledge of aerospace and defence on the Internet. It takes the form of a "teach yourself" tutorial and includes quizzes and exercises for learners to test their knowledge. It has four main components - a 'Tour' of useful high quality Web sites, 'Discover' gives tips on how to improve searching skills, 'Judge' emphasises the need for critical evaluation of information on the Internet and 'Success' offers practical examples of people using the Internet successfully.

Iraq Intelligence?

This BBC site provides access to a transcript of an interview with Hans Blix, former UN weapons Inspector in Iraq. It was an interview conducted by Sir David Frost and transmitted on Breakfast with Frost on 8th February 2004. It discusses Mr Blix's opinion on whether weapons of mass destruction were held by Saddam Hussein in Iraq prior to the 2003 war.

Jane's Information Group Home Page

Jane's Information Group publishes information on defence, aerospace and transportation. This site provides a news service in defence, aerospace, transport, security and business and also news based around world regions. There are links to all of Jane's online services, which include a data service, consultancy, conferences, combat simulations, news briefs and their information collection. Links are provided to the full range of Jane's magazines, for which it is also possible to subscribe online.

Joe Baugher's Encyclopedia of American Military Aircraft

This is a personal interest page. The site takes the form of a browseable collection of articles on American military aircraft. The articles cover designs dating from the early 1920s to the modern era. Each aircraft is described and its specifications given. Some historical information is also available. Attack aircraft, bombers, fighters and transport aircraft are all included. The sources which have been used to collect the information are also provided. Many of these articles originally appeared in the sci.military.moderated and rec.aviation.military newsgroups on USENET.

Joint Electronic Library

This site contains a wide range of electronic publications produced by the United States military Joint Staff covering doctrine, education and training. It includes publications on military doctrine, service publications, history publications, research papers and journals. There is also a dictionary of military and associated terms and an open forum newsletter.

Kennedy Space Center - Next Generation Site

This NASA Kennedy Space Center web site brings together a collection of information resources, papers, and links to other sources which focus on future space flight developments. The emphasis is on affordability and accessibility issues, including Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV) and Highly Reusable Space Transportation (HRST). Other featured items include: The Vision Spaceport Partnership (an R&D partnership between government, industry and academia to help conceive revolutionary new spaceport architectures and space launch operations capabilities) and Space Solar Power.

Lawrence Hargrave : Australian Aviation Pioneer

The site is intended to highlight the work and legacy of a number of Australian aviation pioneers including Lawrence Hargrave, John and Reginald Duigan, and Keith Meggs. It is the work of two academics from Monash University. The site contains biograhical notes, an extensive bibliography, a gallery of images, timelines, and a listing of Hargrave's papers, some of which are available online. A number of technologies of current interest are also highlighted including tailless aircraft (flying wings) and Micro Air Vehicles. The MAV pages in particular provide a very extensive set of links to related web resources. These cover the following topics: Bird and Insect Flight Ornithopters; Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) and related projects; Blimps and Other Flying Objects; Miniature Engines; and Minature Robotics. The site also provides an anthology of aviation pioneers.

Leeham Company LLC : Airbus and Boeing

This site focusses on the world’s two major aviation manufacturers – Airbus and Boeing. Its aim is to provide easy access to key white papers, opinion pieces, aviation trade articles, news stories, commentaries, and studies relating to the two companies. The 'archives' area of the site provides many full text resources, including: commentaries by Scott Hamilton, an aviation journalist and publisher, archives of commercial aviation reports (CARs), new articles and reports and studies.

Library and Archives Canada : War and Military

This site provides resources on the Canadian military and wars involving Canada. It contains online research tools which allow the searching of digital collections online such as the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) database which contains personnel files of those who enlisted during the First World War. There is also a searchable database of Canadian soldiers of the South African (Boer) War and digital war diaries of the CEF from World War One. There are also virtual exhibitions which provide selected Library and Archive Canada materials which include audio and video files. There are also research aids to assist in finding relevant resources. The site is also available in French.

Lloyds Satellite Constellations

This is the personal web site of a doctoral student at the University of Surrey that brings together links to web resources on satellite constellations. These include links to the author's own publications (MSc thesis and papers) available online, Big LEO tables (technical comparison of several schemes, originally created as part of a doctoral thesis), and a simple satellite footprint generator, created by the Centre for Communications Systems Research at the University of Surrey. There are also a large number of links to other web sites concerned with satellite technology.

Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) Archive System : Impact Damage of LDEF Surfaces

This site is a subset of the LDEF Archive System. It includes a series of images showing examples of the types of damage that can occur to space-exposed surfaces as a result of impacts by meteoroids and debris particles in the LEO environment. Larger versions of each image, along with a brief description, can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail image. Information on technical disciplines, including ionizing radiation, meteroids and debris, contamination, atomic oxygen, materials and processes, and systems are also available.

Lord Kings Norton Archive

Lord Kings Norton was the first Chancellor of Cranfield University who made a great contribution to the development of aeronautics throughout his lifetime. The Archive was received by Deed of Gift from Lady Kings Norton in 2000 and is held within the Cranfield University Library that bears his name. It contains papers, letters, photographs and a host of other documents and items of ephemera, covering the whole period of Roxbee's life and works. Many of the letters that he wrote to his mother survive, containing a mix of personal news, insights into his work, and humorous sketches, tracing his early career until her death in 1948. This Web site is intended to celebrate the life, achievements and personality of Lord Kings Norton by providing access to a sample of the materials held within the Archive. The sample includes letters, sketches, reports and other documents, all of which have been digitised to ensure that the material can be made available to a wider audience.

Mars Exploration Program

This is a NASA web site that brings together a range of information related to Mars exploration. There is a wealth of information aimed at the general public, teachers, learners of all ages, as well as members of the scientific and engineering community. The site provides information on past, present and future Mars missions, (Mars Exploration Rover, Global Surveyor, Odyssey, Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix - "Scout missions"), archive data, image sources and links to related sites. A suite of educational resources is also provided for the use of both teachers and students. The site also contains an image gallery and news section.

Materials Safety Data Sheets

This web site provides access to a large, searchable archive of Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). It includes links to many new MSDS archives provided by manufacturers concerned about the safe use of their products. The archive contains details of hazardous materials used in the aerospace industry - eg lubricants, coatings, cleaning compounds etc. The whole MSDS archive can be downloaded. The site also features a searchable database of toxicology reports, which can be accessed by entering a chemical name, or the CAS or RTECS number.

MedWeb

MedWeb is a resource provided by the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library of Emory University. It takes the form of a catalogue of health related Web sites and is both searchable by keyword and browseable by subject area. One of the subjects is Aerospace Medicine. A link to the resources and a brief description are provided. There is also a facility to suggest a site for inclusion.

Microspies : A Web Anthology

This anthology was published by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as a supplement to an article on Micro Air Vehicle developments in the April/May 2000 issue of AIR&SPACE Magazine. The supplement describes, and links to, a series of web-based information resources relating to MAV technologies.

Military City

This is a gateway to military news and information. This site links to four online military newspapers; Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, and Marine Corps Times.

Military Policy Awareness Links : India

MiPALs are published by the National Defense University for the Military Education Research Library Network, MERLN. It provides links to full text documents and resources with a primary focus on United States military policy towards India. The topics covered include general background information; United States policy; current news; economic reform; globalisation and modernisation challenges; human rights and refugees; the Kashmir crisis; nuclear programme; regional relationships with Pakistan; politics and government; research and analysis; news sources and online journals; and web gateways. The MiPAL can be browsed or searched.

Military Policy Awareness Links : North Korea

MiPALs are published by the National Defense University for the Military Education Research Library Network, MERLN. It provides links to full text documents and resources with a primary focus on United States military policy towards North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The topics covered include general background information; United States policy; the Department of Defense; Department of State; US Congress; current news; human rights and refugees; the nuclear weapons programme; politics and government; reunification; terrorism; research and analysis; news sources and online journals; and web gateways. The MiPAL can be browsed or searched and an RSS feed is available.

Military Policy Awareness Links : Pakistan

MiPALs are published by the National Defense University for the Military Education Research Library Network, MERLN. It provides links to full text documents and resources with a primary focus on United States military policy towards Pakistan. The topics covered include general background information; United States policy; current news; human rights and refugees; the Kashmir crisis; nuclear arms race; politics and government; War on Terrorism; research and analysis; news sources and online journals; and web gateways. The MiPAL can be browsed or searched.

Military Policy Awareness Links : Terrorism

MiPALs are published by the National Defense University for the Military Education Research Library Network, MERLN. It provides links to full text documents and resources with a primary focus on United States counter terrorism strategy. The topics covered include general background information; government and defence policy; background documents; current news; international organisations; terrorist acts, financing, ideology and group and leader profiles; research and analysis including reports from the Government Accountability Office, Congressional Research Service, and RAND; news sources and online journals; and web gateways. The MiPAL can be browsed or searched and an RSS feed is available.

Terrorism Incidents and Significant Dates Calendar

Provided by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and Lawson Terrorism Information Center (LTIC), this database provides brief information on terrorism incidents. The databank integrates resources from RAND, CIA, State Dept and OSAC.

MUSES-C

This Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), now the Space Science Research Division of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), web site brings together a range of information resources relating to the MUSES-C (HAYABUSA) mission. This is an asteroid sample return mission. The target asteroid will be (10302) 1989ML, The site contains overviews of mission objectives, scientific instruments; spacecraft propulsion, navigation and sampling techniques. There is a feature on the M-V launch system including: history, design guidelines, development, configuration, and illustrated flight sequence. Links are provided to other ISAS resources including ISAS enterprises and image library.

NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Library

The ARMD at NASA Headquarters is responsible for guiding and managing NASA's aeronautics research. The site contains various NASA documents ranging from reference materials to press releases. For example, it includes policy and planning documents, historical reports, aviation safety, environment sources, and links to a variety of scientific and technical information sources. The current documents and archive sections include relevant NASA enterprise and other NASA publications as well as publications produced by a variety of external sources. The ARMD Library also brings together relevant Congressional Testimony, presentations, image collections, an event archive, and technology resources.

NASA Apollo Mission : Apollo-1

This website provides description and review of the tragedy of Apollo-1 mission of the NASA's Apollo program, in which a flash fire occured in the command module 012 during a launch pad test of the Apollo/Saturn launch vehicle, killing all the three astronauts on-board. The site consists biographies of the crew members; accident events timeline; investigation results, conclusions and recommendations; and a gallery of images. There is also a link to related sources and bibliogrpahy.

NASA Dryden History Home Page

This page contains information about the history of what is now called the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. It provides access to a number of full-text books that illustrate different aspects of the Center's history. These include, "On the Frontier", an authoritative history of flight research at Dryden from 1946 to 1981, and "Hugh L. Dryden's Career in Aviation and Space", a biography of Hugh L. Dryden from 1898 to 1976. The Milestones in Dryden History provides an overview and highlights. In the Publications section are a variety of publications with detailed information about the history of the Center.

NASA Fact Sheet Library

The site provides access to an extensive document library of fact sheets, articles and papers on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) programmes. It includes: Space Shuttle astronaut fact sheets, Space Shuttle/Mission fact sheets, including individual mission highlight reports; Space Station overviews and assembly information, Space Station first flight and early components; Space Station research and scientific facilities; and historical and miscellaneous information. All of the documents are in PDF format.

NASA Image eXchange (NIX)

The NASA Image eXchange (NIX) provides a single point of entry to various photographic databases of six NASA centers (Langley, Lewis, Ames, Dryden, Goddard and Johnson). Search capabilities of NIX include simple searches, complex searches, and browsing. NIX returns thumbnail sized images, textual descriptions, image numbers, links to higher resolution images, links to more information, and links to the NASA Center that stores each image. NIX also provides tips to users on searching, copyright information, and a comments section. NIX is currently being expanded to include additional photos from the remaining centers.

NASA Langley Research Center - Multimedia Repository

This web site provides access to NASA Langley Research Center's library of digital images. The objective of the service is to facilitate online access to digitised photographs, computer-generated images and other digital sources such as movies and videos. All of the images are in JPEG format.Thumbnail (~96x96), Small (~544x480); Medium (~1280x1024) (if available); and Large (~3072x2432) (if available). The repository can be browsed or searched. Browse headings include aircraft, devices, education, events, laboratories, people, projects, space transportation, wind tunnels and new multimedia. The site also contains a Frequently Asked Questions, and a comments/question section.

NASA Langley Technical Library Digital Repository

LTRS (Langley Research Center Technical Report Server) is a service which allows users to search available online NASA Langley published documents, including Meeting Presentations, Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, and Technical Reports. All documents are unclassified and publicly available. You can browse by author, title, date or collection and a simple and advanced search form are also available. You can also sign-up to receive email updates.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Human Spaceflight

This resource has been formed as a result of the consolidation of NASA's International Space Station and Space Shuttle web sites. It is still possible to access the information previously found on these sites in addition to new services such as current news and realtime data (orbital tracking and schedules). Crew, mission and timeline information are provided for both the space station and the shuttle, but the key sources of information are held in the Reference sections. These contain fact books, PDF documents relating to topics associated with space flight, statistics, frequently asked questions, technical specifications and manuals.

National Aviation Hall of Fame

Based in Dayton, Ohio, the National Aviation Hall of Fame is a private organisation dedicated to celebrating those American individuals who have been involved in air and space advancement. These include designers, pilots, commercial entrepreneurs, record-setters, daredevils, military strategists and civilian innovators. The site provides biographies of these men and women under the headings of Early years, World War I, the Golden Age, World War II, the Jet Age and the Space Age. There is also an Enshrinee List, which lists the individuals alphabetically by name.

National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Library

This site provides access to the MIPT Library, which aims to be a clearing house for terrorism related information. It provides access to full text reports, studies, books and journals and can be browsed by subject or searched. Subject categories covered include agricultural terrorism, Al Qaeda, anthrax, aviation security, chemical and biological weapons and defence, critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, lessons learned, national security, Oklahoma City bombing, September 11th, training, the World Trade Centre and terrorism prevention.

National Transportation Library - Aviation - Aviation Energy and Environment

This is a subsection of the National Transport Library's collection of transport-related documents. The site provides access to a comprehensive list of full-text documents in either PDF or Word format, related to all aspects of airport facilities. Subjects covered include air quality and noise.

National Transportation Library : Airports and Facilities

This is a subsection of the National Transport Library's collection of transport-related documents. The site provides access to a comprehensive list of full-text documents in either PDF or Word format, related to all aspects of airport facilities. Subjects covered include lighting, safety, finance, planning and design, equipment, signing and graphics.

National Transportation Library

The National Transportation Library is administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in cooperation with the Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC), the operating administrations, and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Transportation Library contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. The Library contains links to full-text documents. It can be searched, or browsed by subject. The Aviation section can be browsed under the following headings: Air traffic control, Airports and facilities, Aviation economics and finance, Aviation energy and environment, Aviation planning and policy, Aviation safety / Airworthiness, Aviation laws and regulations, Aviation human factors, Newsletters.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) : Board Meetings

The Members of the National Transportation Safety Board meet in a public session to discuss and adopt major accident reports, special investigation reports, safety studies, and other Board products. This web site contains a variety of information resources including: Schedule of forthcoming meetings and details of previous meetings, including associated information materials, such as abstracts, press releases, and docket items.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) : Public hearings

The NTSB, as part of its investigation into certain accidents, may hold a public hearing to record evidence presented by persons involved in the accident and by parties to the investigation. These hearings are held for the purpose of supplementing the facts discovered during the on-scene and subsequent follow-up investigation of the accident. Public hearings generally are held with regard to a major accident in which there is wide and sustained public interest, or significant safety issues. The web site provides on-line access to exhibit items and other detailed information from previous hearings. The aircraft accident hearings available include: American Airlines Flight 1420; Korean Air Flight 801; and TWA Flight 800.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) : Safety Recommendations

This is part of the National Transportation Safety Board web site. Safety Recommendations are issued as a result of the investigation of transportation accidents and other safety problems. They identify specific problems uncovered during a safety investigation and indicate how problems and deficiencies should be rectified. Letters containing the recommendations are directed to the organisation best able to act on the problem. The web site provides access to a most wanted list of transportation safety improvements. This includes recommendation numbers, status, and coverage of current and past items. The Most Wanted List is browsable by mode of transport. The site also provides statistical information on safety recommendations. These include acceptance rates (eg by mode of transportation and comparisons by year), as well as numbers of safety recommendations issued (by mode and by year). There is a searchable archive of Safety Recommendation Letters, and it is possible to subscribe to an NTSB mailing list in order to receive copies of Safety Recommendations.

National Transportation Safety Board : Publications

This web site provides access to formal report publications produced by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The site covers Aviation, Highway, Marine, Railroad Pipeline/Hazardous Materials accident reports and studies. The aviation reports section is sub-divided into the following: Most recent accidents, Older accidents, Studies and Statistical. Some of the more recent documents are available online in full text. Some of these PDF publications are quite large.

NATO Research and Technology Organization (RTO) : Full Text Publication Library

The web site provides access to a collection of full text documents produced by the NATO Research and Technology Organization and its predecessor, Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development (AGARD). The collection includes the following report series: RTO-AG (Advanced Guidance for Alliance Research and Development); RTO-MP (Meeting Proceedings);RTO-EN (Education Notes); RTO-TR (Technical Reports); RTO-TM (Technical Memoranda); RTO-Misc (Miscellaneous Publications); AGARD-AG (AGARDographs); AGARD-R (Reports); AGARD-AR (Advisory Reports); AGARD-CP (Conference Proceedings); AGARD-LS (Lecture Series); and AGARD-Misc (Miscellaneous Publications). The browse facilityprovides access to abstracts, Tables-Of-Contents and Full Text. Currently the search option is under construction.

NATO/IFOR Operation Joint Endeavour

This site contains an archive of information relating to the NATO led Implementation Force(IFOR)restoring peace to former Yugoslavia. It contains pictures and information about Operation Joint Endeavour missions and AFSOUTH. There are full text basic texts available about Bosnia and Herzegovina, transcripts of IFOR joint press briefings, UN Security Council Resolutions and Maps.

Naval Open Source Intelligence

This site provides the latest world naval operational news and also an archive of news stories back to January 2000, there is also a summary of the major news headlines for each year under the Naval Year in Review section. It also contains a section titled Reading List/Curriculum which contains pertinent articles and resources divided by subject area, links to online courses in relevant subjects and a listing of relevant naval links.

Naval-History.Net

This site focuses on British naval history especially that during the first World War, second World War and the Falklands War. There is a timeline of battles, descriptions of the main campaigns, statistics on military losses, details of individual warships and weapons in use. There are also bibliographies for further reading. The site is maintained by military history enthusiast Gordon Smith.

NavyTimes.Com

This is a weekly US publication dealing with issues of interest to those serving in the navy and their families. The hard copy and the e-journal are available by subscription(on-line). Full text articles and archives are only for subscribers, but abstracts and indexes are freely available. Subjects include legal advice, financial advice including pay, health and job-seeking.

NDU Press

Provided by the National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies, NDU INSS, this site provides access to full text NDU Press publications. These include the journal Joint Force Quarterly; books; McNair Papers, Occasional Papers; Strategic Assessments; translated publications; and Annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Essay Contest winners. Subjects covered by the publications include national security strategy, defence policy, national military strategy, regional security affairs, and global strategic problems. The site can be browsed and there are also pdf subject and author indexes.

Nextor Publications

The National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR) is a joint university, industry and FAA research organisation. It is organised by a consortium of four universities: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the University of California at Berkeley and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This site provides a listing of NEXTOR publications many of which can be accessed online in .pdf format. Subjects covered include human factors in air transport and air traffic management.

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse

NPC is a US national non-profit organization which seeks to raise awareness of noise pollution, to facilitate information access and communication, and to assist the work of government and other regulatory bodies, as well as activist groups concerned with noise pollution issues. The site provides access to an extensive range of noise related information sources. It is possible to cross-search a number of collections these resources including the NPC Hearing Loss and Occupational Noise Library, NPC Online Law Library, and the NPC Online Library.

North Korea Special Weapons Guide

Provided by the Federation of American Scientists, this is a comprehensive guide to North Korea's weapons of mass destruction. There is information and specifications on its ballistic missiles; nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programmes; details and locations of special weapons facilities; military doctrine and defence policy of the DPRK; and details of the organisation of special weapons agencies. There are also links to the sources and resources that the information within the web site came from.

Nurflugel Page

This is a personal interest page devoted to flying wing designs. The site provides links to information on designs by Alexander Lippisch; Walter Horten; Northrop, and Charles Fauvel. There is a section on lifting bodies. A number of full-text technical papers are available including: Reimer Horten's 'Toward the theory of flying wings'; and Jack Northrop's 'The development of all-wing aircraft', 35th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture, dated May 29, 1947. In addition to full-text papers, the site also contains a list of recommended books. There is also a link to the new H-3000 flying wing design.

One Giant Leap for Mankind : The 35th Anniversary of Apollo 11

This Web site honors those involved in the success of Apollo 11 and the whole of the Apollo program. From astronauts to managers, engineers to contractors, this site ensures that the courageous efforts of those involved in the Apollo program will not be forgotten. President John F. Kennedy in a speech to Congress on 25 May 1961 outlined the Apollo program, a plan to send an American to the Moon by the end of the decade. On 20 July 1969, the world witnessed what was arguably the most astonishing technological achievement in history when Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. The website includes transcripts of interviews with the astronauts, biographies, a bibliography and documents, including links to full-text NASA reports, a picture gallery, timeline and links to relevant NASA and non-NASA websites.

ONERA Publications Database

ONERA (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiale) is the French national aerospace establishment which has expertise in all the disciplines involved in aircraft, spacecraft and missile design. The ONERA database allows for searching of journal articles, papers delivered at conferences, theses, Technical Notes (NT), and other publications. Unpublished ONERA research reports are not included. The full text of selected recent documents is available in PDF format. It is possible to search by author name, information contained within the bibliographic record or the full text (if it is available). Searching in the full text field will return full text reports only.

Online Exhibits at the Archives of Ontario

This site provides a list of online exhibitions at the Archives of Ontario and links to them. The exhibitions include: Canadian posters from the First World War; the Home Front which looks at Ontario-based regiments' participation in the D-Day landings at Normandy; the War of 1812; the American Civil War and Fenian Raids in the 1860s; World War One war artists; children's art from the Spanish Civil War; and Canadian war heroes. French and english language versions of the site are available.

Operation Veritas

Ministry of Defence site providing information on Operation Veritas, the British Forces' contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan which ran from 7th October 2001 to 31st July 2002. It contains information on operations conducted by 45 commando group which included Operation Ptarmigan, Operation Snipe, Operation Condor and Operation Buzzard. There are reports and speeches, information on the background to the operation and a summary of operational activity, links to parliamentary debates, maps and photographs.

Orville Wright - How we made the first flight

This page provides the full text of Orville Wright's own account of the Wright Brothers' first flight. It is available in HTML format.

Photovault Military Images

This site provides a selection of military images relating to vehicles (air force, naval aviation, submarines, aircraft carriers, hovercraft), people (Army, Navy, Marines, Coastguard) and the environment (the results of nuclear explosions and military damage).

Planetary Image Atlas

Made available by NASA, this service can be searched in order to display or download images and other data from planetary missions. Missions which are covered include Galileo, Voyager, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, Viking Lander, Viking Orbitor, Magellan and Clementine.

Political Issues: Defense

This site provides links to articles from The Atlantic Monthly magazine, which relate to defense. There are also related links to the Center for Defense Information (CDI), Nuclear Proliferation News and the Department of Energy's Defense Program Homepage.

PrePRINT Network : Department of Energy

This service is a searchable gateway to preprint servers provided by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). It is possible to search one site, a group of sites, or all the sites, or to browse an alphabetical listing of all preprint sites included on the service. An additional feature notifies individuals of new preprints that match a personally defined profile of subject interests. Subject areas covered include physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, engineering, and materials science.

Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research Publications

This site provides access to full text documents from the HPCR; an international policy and research programme based at the Harvard School of Public Health which provides research on humanitarian affairs in particular in the areas of human security, conflict management, and international humanitarian law. Publications include an occassional paper series, legal and policy briefs, background and working papers, journal articles and conference reports.

Regional International : The Journal of the European Regions Airline Association

This site provides access to the full text of the most recent issue of Regional International, a monthly journal published by the European Regions Airline Association. It provides updates on the news and views from the Association, legislators and regulators. Its regular features include profiles, business statistics, management best-practice and members? development news. It is available in PDF format.

Robert M Gates, Secretary of Defense Nominee : A Bibliography

Provided by Georgetown University Law Library, this site contains a bibliography of documents about and authored by Robert M. Gates, who was nominated by US President, George W. Bush, as Secretary of Defense on 8th November 2006. It contains confirmation and nomination documents, and details of books, reports and articles written by Mr Gates.

Royal Navy Community Web Site : Reference Library

This site provides access to Royal Navy documents and publications including: personnel publications; Royal Navy Leadership in the Office booklet; Navy List; Broadsheet; videos; and future navy publications such as the Naval Strategic Plan, Littoral Manoeuvre Concept, Future Navy Paper, and Future Maritime Operational Concept. There is also access to full text Personnel Support Briefs which reflect the latest updates on concerns and issues that will impact on Naval Service personnel and their families and cover subjects such as pay, promotion, careers, service law, operational and uniform clothing, courts martial and honours. The site links to the main Royal Navy Community Web Site.

Russian Aviation Museum

This is a personal interest page concerned with Russian aircraft and engine design. It currently contains information on over 1300 designs. The Catalog Room provides a range of access points including by: designation function; designer bureau; old and odd names; list of engines; by year; and by NATO designation. Each entry typically contains an illustration as well as brief description and specifications. The site also contains a list of recommended further reading and an extensive set of links.

Saddam Hussein Sourcebook: Declassified Secrets From US-Iraq Relations

This site provides access to a collection of declassified US government documents relating to Saddam Hussein. These have been gathered together by the National Security Archive. They include some letters, reports and photographs relating to US-Iraq relations, American foreign policy towards Iraq, 'operation desert Storm', the Gulf War, the 2003 Iraq war and the hunt for weapons of mass destruction. There are links to the National Security Archive and its documents.

September 11 and the War on Terrorism

This web site is provided by King's College London, and contains briefings and papers written by academics from the Department of War Studies, the Defence Studies Department and the International Policy Institute. Topics covered include religious extremist terrorism, the Axis of Evil, international politics, the war on terror and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The site also links to BBC News and BBCi History sites on September 11.

September 11 Digital Archive

This site was created by the American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. It is an electronic media archive of the history of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America. It contains first hand accounts from eyewitnesses of the attacks and the aftermath; still images, artworks, photographs and digital art related to the attacks; moving images and video clips of events; audio clips; documents which includes flyers, reports, and interviews; and a portal to online resources and websites.

Situation Awareness

This site provides access to a number of full text papers that deal with aspects of situation awareness. The papers are divided into following heads: Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT); Case Studies; Assessment; Situation Awareness; Judgement and Decision Making; Error Management; Workload; Leadership/Follwership; Military; CRM/HF Research; Instructor/Facilitator Qualification; Single Pilot CRM; General CRM Information; Maintenance Human Factors; Flight Deck Automation; and Personal Homepages. The papers are available in a combination of HTML, PDF and MS Word formats. The pages are part of the The Industry CRM Developers Group web site.

Skyline Aviation Photo Agency : Peter Steinemann's Military Aviation Images

Peter Steinemann's Photo Gallery. Includes Mixed Formation Photography, Close Formation Flying and air to air photography of jets, props and helicopters in a wide variety of flying manoeuvres.

Sources on US Naval History in the United States

This is an online directory of archive collections relating to American naval history. It was compiled in 2002 by the Naval Historical Center and entries are arranged alphabetically by state. They include holdings of private papers, manuscripts, archives and government document depositories. All aspects of naval history from colonial times to the present day are included.

Space Environments and Technology Archive System

Provided by the NASA Langley Research Center, the Space Environments and Technology Archive System (SETAS) has been created to organise the collection of space environments and technology (SET) resources. The resources are organised according to technical disciplines and data sources. Subjects covered include ionizing radiation, meteoroids and debris, neutral external contamination, plasmas and fields, thermal and solar, electromagnetic effects, materials and processes, and systems. Space missions and experiments covered include the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the European Retrievable Carrier (EuReCa), and Clementine / Deep Space Probe Science Experiment (DSPSE).

Space Future

This site is aimed at those who would like to travel to space. It presents the growing body of work being done to bring about popular space travel, and introduces the people and organizations who are working to make it a reality. Amongst other features, the site contains four topic areas (space tourism, space vehicles, space power and space habitat), an archive of full text papers and publications, a glossary of terms, the full text of Space Future Journal and several mailing lists.

Space Studies Board : Reports

The Space Studies Board (SSB) provides an independent, authoritative forum for information and advice on all aspects of space science and applications. The Board conducts advisory studies and program assessments, facilitates international research coordination, and promotes communications on space science and science policy between the research community, the federal government, and the interested public. The Board annually sponsors a Summer Space Policy Internship Program. To learn more about the Board in addition to information contained in the Annual Report, you can review its current Operating Plan. The website also has a Reports page to view SSB publications and request complimentary copies. (Copies available as long as supplies last.) There are links to related science community sites for SSB visitors.

Spacewatch Project

This project is based at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. The aim of the project is to investigate small objects in the solar system, and study the statistics of asteroids and comets in order to explore the evolution of the solar system. The site provides background information to the project including a history, latest news, information on discoveries, pictures, the telescopes and details of selected publications.

Spanish Civil War Factbook

This is a site maintained by a military history enthusiast. It gives access to factual information about the history of the Spanish Civil War. There is information on air war including aircraft used; and information on foreign support as well as a chronology of events. There is also a glossary, bibliography and links.

SR-71 Online : An Online Aircraft Museum

The SR-71, nicknamed the "Blackbird", was developed as a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft which entered service in 1966 and was officially retired in 1990, although a few were still in operation until recently. This personal site provides a Blackbird archive, including the SR-71 flight manual (available in HTML format), background information and history, images and videos, flight hours, flight logs, equipment information and the dispositions of all remaining Blackbirds. The SR-71 Flight Manual, as well as the Functional Check Flight Procedures Manual for SR-71A and SR-71B have both been made available online. The site also contains fact sheets, specifications and historical narratives on more than a dozen other popular military aircraft including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the B-1 Lancer and the F117A Nighthawk.

STARnet : The NATO Science, Technology and Research Network

This web site is being developed by the NATO Research and Technology Agency (RTA) Information Management Committee (IMC) and provides access to a virtual library of information. The site is divided into defence related subject nodes which provide access to organisational web sites and Internet based resources within the subject area. The nodes are: Aerospace and Aerospace Related Information Network (ARIN); Defence Against Terrorism Information Node (DTIN); Environmental and Biological Sciences Information Node (EBSIN); Information Science Information Node (INSCIN); Land Based Operations Node (LBON); Naval Marine and Sea Node (NAMAS); and the Resource Planning Node (RESPLAN).

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

The SSI is the United States Army's institute for geostrategic and national security research and analysis, which supports the US Army War College curricula, provides analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership, and interacts with the wider strategic community. The site provides information on the SSI and its activities; access to full text publications; and full text publications from the Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL), which covers academic research into key issues such as the Global War on Terrorism, national security strategy, landpower employment and force management and leadership.

Swedish Board of Accident Investigation : Statens haverikommission

Statens haverikommission - the Board of Accident Investigation - was established in Sweden on July 1, 1978 for investigation of aircraft accidents and incidents. The mandate includes accidents with military, as well as civil aircraft. The site provides access to aircraft accident reports, some of which are available in English (full-text, pdf files.) Access is to the reports is provided via a searchable database.

Terrorism Watch - Third World Traveler

Third world Traveler aim is to post on the Internet excerpts of books and articles that challenge the viewpoint of corporate America about US foreign policy. Its section on terrorist watch includes articles and extracts from authors such as Noam Chomsky and Rabbi Michael Lerner which criticise the foreign policy of President George W. Bush and the war against terrorism.

The Boeing 737 Technical Site

This is a personal interest web site created by Chris Brady. It is written by and for 737 pilots and engineers. The site includes: a contents and what's new listing, a site map, news stories, orders and deliveries, questions and answers, accidents and incidents, and related links. A section of the site covers the aircraft systems in detail. There are also sections containing pilot notes, technical photographs, FAA AD's, NTSB press releases, and stories and articles written by other 737 pilots.

The Extreme-Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE)

The Extreme-Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was a spinning spacecraft designed to rotate about the Earth/Sun line. EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series, and designed to operate in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of the spectrum, from 70 - 760 Angstroms. The mission was launched on June 1992. This spacecraft's objective was to carry out a full-sky survey, and subsequently, a deep-survey and pointed observations. Science objectives included discovering and studying UV sources radiating in this spectral region, and analyzing effects of the interstellar medium on the radiation from these sources. The full-sky survey was accomplished by three Wolter-Schwarzschild grazing-incidence telescopes. During the sky survey, the satellite was spun three times per orbit to image a 2 degree wide band of sky in each of four EUV passbands. The deep-survey was accomplished with a fourth Wolter-Schwarzschild grazing-incidence telescope, within a 2x180 degree region of sky. This telescope was also used for three-EUV bandpass spectroscopy of individual sources, providing ~ 1-2 Angstrom resolution spectra. The science instruments were attached to a Multi-mission Modular spacecraft (MMS). The MMS was 3-axis stabilized, with a stellar reference control system and solar arrays. The EUVE mission was extended twice, but cost and scientific merit issues led NASA to a decision to terminate the mission in 2000. EUVE satellite operations ended on January 31, 2001 when the spacecraft was placed in a safehold. Transmitters were commanded off on February 2, 2001. EUVE re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over central Egypt at approximately 11:15pm EST on January 30, 2002. The mission is considered a success since it accomplished its scientific, technological, and outreach goals.

The Holocaust (Shoah)

This web site provides links to sites which cover the Holocaust. These links are divided into subject areas, which include genocide, non- Jews in the Holocaust, homosexuals in the Holocaust and gypsies in the Holocaust. There are also links to the related subjects of prisoners of war and war crimes.

The National Security Archive, George Washington University

This is a research institute in international affairs, a library and archive of declassified US documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) and an indexer and publisher. It is privately funded by publishing revenues and donations. There is a guide for researchers who either want to use the site or the archive itself, and information about publications and documents held in the archive. Current research projects are listed and include China, India-Pakistan, Iran, and Openness in Russia and Eastern Europe.

The Virtual Technical Reports Center

This site has been put together by the Technical Reports Librarian at the University of Maryland Libraries. The resource is a collection of links which acts as a central point for locating full text technical reports, searchable abstracts, e-prints, preprints, dissertations, theses and research reports that are available on the Web. The links are presented as an alphabetical list according to the institution name. The site is updated monthly.

The Whittle Exhibition

This exhibition commemorates aspects of the life and work of Sir Frank Whittle, the pioneer of jet propulsion. It contains biographical details and references. It outlines the birth of an idea and details the first three models and then the first flight engine. Other engines and aircraft are also described. A section is provided on progress in jet propulsion, along with an historical note on centrifugal- versus axial-flow compressors and the first British flight axial-flow engine. An appreciation by Sir Melvill Jones is given, together with an outline of the Whittle Laboratory. Further reading and Internet and other references/links are also available.

The WIG Page

The site provides an introduction to Wing In-Ground effect (WIG) technology, including: history and development, aerodynamics, design concepts, take-off assistance, and applications. A list is provided of WIG craft and projects, and the descriptions include images and brief technical data. There is also a list of companies and other organisations involved in WIG activities. A searchable database of WIG craft and projects is also available. The site contains a listing of related books, conferences, television programmes and features an extensive searchable database of article and paper references. There is an annual membership charge to access the members area which contains additional features and information. The site is edited by Edwin van Opstal, and is sponsored by SE-Technology.

The Wind Tunnel Connection

Sponsored by Tri Models Inc., this site aims to provide resources on wind tunnels. Wind tunnels throughout the world are split into four categories (subsonic, transonic, supersonic or hypersonic) and listed, along with specifications including test section, speed range and Reynolds number. A newsletter is available upon free registration. There are extensive external links to other potential information sources including technical reports, journals and books. A related discussion group and links are also provided.

The Wing Is The Thing (TWITT)

This is the web site of a membership organisation which promotes the research and development of flying wings and other types of tailless aircraft by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on an international basis. The site includes news items, references and related links. The main content of the site comprises a series of features covering specific interest topics. These include for example: Horten, Schapel, and Satre flying wings. There is also a feature on Blended Wing Body (BWB) concepts, which provides access to an article by Joe Mizrahi titled: Flight to the future: Which way the world's next generation airliner, a look at the past, the present, and the possible (reprinted from Wings, April 1999, Vol. 29, No. 2, with kind permission of Sentry Magazines). There is a link to designs based on birds. FAQs are also available.

Trafalgar to Korea : Five British Battles, 1805 to 1951

This site is part of the Public Record Office's Pathways to the Past adult learning section of the National Archives. It uses text, images of original documents, transcripts, maps and pictures to provide information on five battles involving Britain over a span of 150 years. The battles covered are Trafalgar during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War 1854, Egypt and the Suez Canal 1882, D-Day during World War Two, and the Korean War 1951. There is also a section titled Ancestors in the Military that has information on how to find records on people who served in the British Forces.

Transport Canada : Civil Aviation Medicine Division (CAM)

The Civil Aviation Medicine Branch (CAM) is responsible the performance of medical assessments required for the certification of Licensed Aviation Personnel. The web site provides access to the full text of Canadian Guidelines for the Fitness Assessment of Pilots, Flight Engineers and Air Traffic Controllers. These include guides covering cardiovascular fitness, diabetes mellitus, neurological fitness, and the Civil Aviation Handbook for Medical Examiners. The site also links to relevant Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards(CARs).

Transport Canada : Commercial and Business Aviation

This branch of Transport Canada is responsible for the safety regulation, inspection and monitoring of all Canadian business and commercial air operators, as well as foreign air operators who operate in Canadian airspace. The site links to information on the Directorate's various areas of responsibility including Airline Inspection; Aviation Occupational Health and Safety, Cabin Safety Standards; Certification Standards; Dangerous Goods Standards; and Operational Standards. There are sections of the site which describe Branch programmes such as the Approved Check Pilot Program, the Generated Minimum Equipment List (GMEL) Program, and the National Simulator Evaluation Program. The site also contains a copy of the Branch business plan and provides access to a number of databases including: Air Operators; Approved Aircraft Simulators and Flight Training Devices; and Minimum Equipment Lists (MMEL and GMEL. A range of full text documents and publications are also available including Commercial and Business Aviation Manuals Policy Letters and Advisory Circulars.

Trenches on the Web : Reference Library

Detailed site containing information about World War One. Features includes a timeline; biographies of leaders; essays submitted by historians and students; maps of the regions, battles and theatres of operation; a photograph archive featuring pictures and information on equipment, Gallipoli, the Somme and Ypres.

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Image Archive

Includes images of projects, satellites, and logos and patches of the AFRL. Site links to the AFRL Headquarters and further information about AFRL organisations and technology transfer.

U.S. Naval Institute Magazines

This is the web site of the two magazines published by the U.S. Naval Institute, 'Proceedings' and 'Naval History'. Proceedings is a monthly journal which contains articles and photographs on current naval issues. The site provides a current table of contents, the current year's features, tables of contents from back issues and subscription forms. Naval History is a bi-monthly Magazine containing articles on all aspects of naval and maritime history from Ancient Greece to the present. Again, tables of contents and some features are available on-line.

U.S. Navy GEOdetic SATellite (Geosat)

Geosat was a US Navy satellite designed to measure sea surface heights to within 5 cm. After a one-and-a-half year long classified mission for the Navy, Geosat's scientific Exact Repeat Mission (ERM) began on November 8, 1986. When the ERM ended in January 1990 (due to failures of both on-board tape recorders), more than three years of precise altimeter data were available to the scientific community.

United States Air Force Electronic Publications : Doctrine Documents

This is part of the United States Air Force Publishing web site. It provides access to electronic copies of Air Force doctrine documents. These include amongst others: AFDD 1 - Air Force basic doctrine; AFDD2-1 - Air Warfare; AFDD2-1.7 - Airspace Control in the Combat Zone; and AFDD2-2 - Space Operations. These documents can be accessed online in full text (PDF format). Further details including bibliographic information and a short summary can also be viewed online (HTML format).

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Forum

The purpose of the site is to facilitate an exchange of ideas and information on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). There is a message board which has a number of topic forums including UAV reliability, Test and Evaluation, Propulsion, Survivability, General Topics and UAV Jobs. The Library section contains news reports; reference list; image gallery; video clips; a reference desk (facility for e-mailing questions and a page of frequently asked questions); a glossary of terms; an index of recent UAV accidents and causes; and a tabular summary of current efforts by Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) to create industry-wide standards for the design, manufacture, testing, and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Events section contains a calender and a conference listing. The Vehicle section provides information about UAV types and includes: a table showing manufacturers and models; production, development, conceptual and research vehicles; and specifications. The Vendors section provides a snap-shot of the US UAV industry; along with a listing and links to prime contractors; and suppliers of components such as sensors, data links and engines. The Users section focusses on UAV customers including the US Army, US Navy, Marine Corps, and US Air Force. The Requirements and Opportunities section contains synopses of recent, UAV-related Commerce Business Daily (CBD) announcements (RFPs, RFIs, or BAAs), Mission Need Statement (MNS) requirements, and Operational Requirements Document (ORD), and Key Performance Parameters (KPPs). These are arranged under the following: procurement, demonstration, Battle Lab experiment related and other requirements and opportunities.

Urban Operations Journal

Maintained by Dave Dilegge, a former urban operations analyst for the United States Marine Corps, the site provides information on urban military operations. The site contains full text documents relating to Military Operations on Urbanised Terrain (MOUT) doctrine and Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP). There is also documentation on current and future technologies, links to sites on operations in different countries, an image library and glossary.

US Air Force Publishing

This site is the official source for US Air Force administative publications and forms. It is necessary to open an account in order to order and view publications. These can be found by using either the Master Catalog or by using a quick search option. Copies of forms are available for downloading, in addition to doctrine documents, mission directives, recurring periodicals, and indexes.

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer and Research Development Center (ERDC) Virtual Library

This site provides the full text of publications of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. They cover a wide range of subjects including military engineering, construction and environmental issues. It also provides details of useful internet links, contact details for the library, and publications of the USACE, Civil Works Guidance Documents and the Handbook of Concrete and Cement.

US Army: Military Video Archive

US Army's largest online video archive with clips from the Historical function's film/video archive.

Veterans

This site provides links to websites covering military veterans. Links include those to veterans agencies, organisations and associations. Retiree affairs are also covered on this site. Subject areas include veterans from World War Two, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. Both US and non- US veterans are covered.

Virtual Museum of the Invention of the Airplane

This is a personal interest site, produced by an academic at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois. It contains a digital library that includes numerous books and articles, mostly dating to the turn of the century. A photo gallery contains video clips of early craft in flight, and numerous photographs of early planes. The Tale of the Aeroplane provides a brief account of how the airplane was invented. The plane database provides details of several early aircraft. The inventor's gallery contains a description of various personalities who worked in the field.

War Crimes

This site provides links to information concerning war crimes in different countries around the world. These include Nazi Germany, Vietnam, Bosnia and Cambodia. They are arranged in sections by country. There are also links to related sites on the Holocaust, prisoners of war and the rest of the Rongstad site.

War Times Journal

This is an electronic journal which covers all periods of military history and military science. It contains an archive of orders and dispatches, eyewitness accounts, a photo gallery and memoirs. The articles section has information on battles and people, tactics and doctrine, and overviews of wars. There is also a portal which provides subject listed links to other internet sites. The war section contains resources on World War One and World War Two, the American Civil War, Napoleonic Wars and the Pre Dreadnought naval period. There is also a war gaming section and shop.

Windows to the Universe

Funded by NASA, this is a learning system on the Earth and Space sciences for the use of the general public. Documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration and the human experience are included. Whilst it is more appropriate to a general audience rather than a purely academic one, the space missions section contains brief descriptions of manned and unmanned missions. The information relating to the various celestial bodies, eg planets, asteroids, comets etc, may be useful for quick reference purposes.

Witness to the Holocaust

This web site is maintained by Georgia Tech Library. It provides free Internet access to a collection of photographic images of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps in Europe at the end of the Second World War and eye witness testimonies. The materials are based on that collected by the Fred Roberts Crawford Project held at Emory University. They include a background history of the Jewish Holocaust and the liberation of Belsen, Dachau and Buchenwald. The site includes bibliographies of further readings for students. Please note that the nature of the subject matter means that some images are graphic and potentially shocking.

Women in Aviation Resource Center (WIARC)

This site is devoted to the topic of women in aviation. It is maintained by Henry M. Holden, who is an aviation historian and writer. The site takes the form of a browseable catalogue of Web sites with descriptions and links. A mailing list is also available which provides information on site updates and issues related to women in aviation. There are also links to the latest industry headlines.

World War One Document Archive

This site has been put together by volunteers of the World War I Military History List. It contains the full text and extracts of conventions, treaties and official papers and also lists documents by year from 1914. The documents are transcripts of letters, declarations, treaties and articles. There is also a section containing personal reminiscences in the form of letters, diaries, cartoons and poems; a biographical dictionary of prominent people of the Great War era; an image archive; sections on medical aspects of the war, the war at sea, and links to further resources.

World Wide Web Balloon Pages

This is a personal web page comprising a large list of links to hot air balloon related sites. The sites relate to all aspects of ballooning, including design, development, technical specifications, history, conferences, associations, products and regattas/races. The resources are listed alphabetically although there is also a good search facility, by which you can specify keywords and the country of origin of a site.

Wright Air Development Center Digital Collection

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been a major centre of aeronautical and aeorspace design and development for many years. The purpose of this site is to document various aspects of the Wright Air Development Center (WADC) period in this long history. The site, which is hosted by the Galvin Library at Illinois Institue of Technology, provides access to a range of information resources. The history section includes a timeline of important events; image gallery, an overview of WADC's association with Illinois Institute of Technology; and features on the Center's involvement in both the "space race" and the Roswell incident. The reference shelf contains a linked bibliography of historical sources relating to the Wright Air Development Center. Some of these publications, such as, Birthplace, Home and Future of Aerospace... The Evolution of Aeronautical Development at the Aeronautical Systems Center, are available in full text (pdf format). The Digital Collection provides access to WADC technical report information. The collection can be browsed by report number, date, author or corporate author. Many of the reports are available in full text. A full bibliography of reports is also available in pdf, MS Excel, or interactive (requires Internet Explorer v. 4.01 and Microsoft Office Web Components) formats.

X-Planes Data Site

This is a personal interest web site devoted to the X-series of experimental aircraft. The site provides an X-Planes quick list. The site features "classic" X-planes, such as the Bell X-1 and the North American X-15. More modern designs including the X-21a, the X-29A, and the X-32A/X-32B are also included. The site provides a guide to various non-linkable X-Plane resources, as well as links to other X-planes and related web sites.

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