HTF Resource Center Hotlinks



Aviation Hub Sites

These comprehensive sites provide links to the major aviation-related sites on the World Wide Web.

Aviation Enthusiast corner
Search for air museums, upcoming air shows, airplanes, historical events and weather info at this hub site.http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/rec/air/air.html
Air Affair
http://www.airaffair.com/
Aviation Laboratories Link to other aviation-related sites
Alphabetical and catagorical searches to a variety of related sites.http://www.avlab.com/link.html
Aviation: EMU
Aviation hub site maintained by Eastern Michigan University. Links to 50 categorized lists of sites.http://www.emich.edu/public/nasa/aviation.htm
ERAU-AE: Aviation/Aerospace Links
Hub connects to numerous sites on aviation & aerospace including FAA, and NASA. http://www.eng.db.erau.edu/links.html
Landings: Aviation's Busiest Hub in Cyberspace
Databases, search engines, topic and category classifications, and links to every worthwhile aviation related site on the internet. http://www.landings.com/aviation.html
Michele's Virtual Hanger
http://rampages.onramp.net/~micheleb/hanger.html
Pilot's aviation links
http://www.hiway.co.uk/aviation/plinks.html

Aircraft & Atmospheric Flight

AB Ground-based Facilities
Pictures and text on wind tunnel facilities in the United States. Models of different aircraft being tested are placed in the tunnels and tested under different conditions. http://ab00.larc.nasa.gov/facilities.html
AirPage: The Interactive Aircraft Handbook
History and technical data for many aircraft. Cast your vote for your favorite. http://stega.smoky.org/~dlevin/air.html
Boeing 727
http://www.net-works.net/community/msd/727.htm
Boeing 777 Visits Melbourne Page
http://bofh.its.rmit.edu.au/richard/b777mel.html
Helicopter Aviation
Aerodynamics, mechanical components, maneuvers, and the history of helicopters. http://www.copters.com/helicopter.html
NASA Dryden WWW Home Page
This site also offers easy access to photos of many aircraft.
Scientific Balloons Program at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
http://www.wff.nasa.gov/~web/balloons.html
TetrUSS: NASA
Tetrahedral Unstructured Software System (tetrUSS). Site has information about its components and its technological applications. http://ad-www.larc.nasa.gov/tsab/tetruss/
The Ornithopter Home Page
Ornithopters are machines that fly by flapping wings. Info on joining the Ornithopter Modelers' Society, link to high speed photos of flying birds, access UC to learn more about vertebrate flight. http://www.bucknell.edu/~chronstr/learn.html
To Fly is Everything: Virtual Museum
Virtual Museum of the Invention of the Airplane. Database, library, photo and movie gallery, inventors.http://hawaii.cogsci.uiuc.edu/invent/airplanes.html

Spacecraft & Space Flight

EnviroNET : The Space Environment Information Service
http://envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gstory.html
This site clearly explains scientists' present understanding of the force of gravity. Last visited 8/8/96.
Live from the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA K-12 Internet)
Inclues video, project news, featured events, kids corner, teacher's lounge and image gallery .http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/index.html
NASA Spacelink - An Electronic Information System for Educators
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/
Space Shuttle Clickable Map
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ssa/space.shuttle/docs/homepage.html
Space Shuttle Launch Schedule
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm
Space Shuttle STS (Space Transportation System)
Details on shuttle design, requirements, launch sites, statistics, etc. http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_overview.html
Space Shuttles and Sonic Booms Fact Sheet
Clear explanation of sonic booms. http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/EAO/FactSheets/SonicBoomsFACTS.html

Educator Resources

"How we made the first flight." by the Wright Brothers
First-hand account of the events leading to the Wright brothers famous flight. Published in the 1908 edition of Century Magazine. http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/rec/air/history/wright/wright.html
Air Travelers
For teachers interested in the technology of hot air ballooning. Included are activities, background information, and the history of ballooning. http://www.omsi.edu/sln/air/
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
http://www.challenger.org/
Educational Services at National Air and Space Museum
Descriptions of teacher workshops, school tours, public programs, and publications offered by the National Air and Space Museum. http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/printmaterials.cfm
NASA Ames Educational Resources
Activities for kids and teachers; faq, link to the teacher resource center, program listings as well as links to other educational sites at NASA.http://www.arc.nasa.gov/education/edu-index.html
NASA Dryden Educational Resources
Resource listings, access to their Teacher Resource Center, and information about their many other programs. http://www.dfrf.nasa.gov/Education/index.html
NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
Explore the happenings of the Hubble Space Telescope including the HST team, internet activities, and an image gallery. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/index.html
NASA Lewis TRC Activities Catalog
Teaching activities covering both air and space flight. Includes a glossary with many earth science terms. http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/TRC_activities.html
NASA Spacelink - An Electronic Information System for Educators
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/
FoilSim
Free flow simulator software developed at the NASA Lewis Research Center, is interactive simulation software that determines the airflow around various shapes of airfoils and baseball pitches. http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/aerosim/
EASY Aero
NASA Lewis site providing background information for secondary math and science teachers on the basic aerodynamics of airplanes. http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/IFMD/airplane/index.html

Institutions, Corporations, & Organizations

Air Affair's List of Aircraft Type Clubs
http://www.airaffair.com/Library/type_clubs.html
Boeing Company
Info and pics on the company's commercial airplanes, space systems, helicopters, military airplanes, missile systems, and software products.http://www.boeing.com/
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
http://macwww.db.erau.edu/
Experimental Aircraft Association Homepage
http://www.eaa.org/
FAA Airframe Powerplant Exam A&P Maintenance School
http://www.nemac.com/american/airman.htm
International List of Aviation Museums
Links to aviation museums throughout the world. http://www.airaffair.com/Library/museums.html
International Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE)
http://gumbus.jsc.nasa.gov/sawe/default.html
K.I.T.E.S. Home Page
Designer and distributor of kites, on-line catalog as well as links to other kite-related sites.http://top.monad.net/~hanss/
NASA Homepage
Links to all other NASA sites. http://www.nasa.gov/index.html
National Air and Space Museum Homepage
Program info, extensive photo collection of Museum's holdings including planetary images. Clickable map, videos, and links to related on-line resources.http://www.nasm.si.edu/
National Science Foundation World Wide Web Server
http://www.nsf.gov/start.htm
Tuskegee Airman
http://www.eng.fiu.edu/aero/Tuskege.htm
United States Air Force Museum
Virtual tours, discovery hangar, aircraft index, info, faq, links to related sites.http://www.am.wpafb.af.mil/museum/usaf_museum.html

Miscellaneous

Academic Paper on "How Things Fly" Computer Interactive
Describes Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis involved in developing graphics program on fundamental aerodynamic principles associated with flight for the HTF gallery, Smithsonianhttp://www.erc.msstate.edu/~hudd/HowWingsWork/html/ERC_hudd_template.html
Air Affair Events Calendar
http://www.airaffair.com/Events/
Aviation Motion Pictures
http://www.airaffair.com/Library/films.html
Popular Mechanics Movie Archive
Large variety of downloadable movies of planes, helicopters, rockets and more.http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/movie/AIRARCH.html
Space Calendar (JPL)
http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/calendar.html
World Flight 1997
http://worldflight.org


(Rev. 07/31/98)