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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AERONAUTICS (QUICKTIME & FLASH) - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Aerodynamics & Aeronautics Courses, Lessons, etc. (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics" Courses include
Beginner's Guide to Propulsion; Beginner's Guide to High Speed Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets; etc..." AERODYNAMICS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
AERODYNAMICS FOR STUDENTS - D.J. Auld & K. Srinivas, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME), University of Sydney, Australia Multimedia Aerodynamics Course (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aerodynamics for Students" Course Chapters & Subchapters include
Fluid Statics; Control Volume Analysis, Integral Methods; Potential Flow; Dimensional Analysis; Introduction to Boundary Layers, etc..."
Flow Visualisation; Joukowski Flow Mapping & Aerofoils; 2-D Panel Method Solutions; Lifting Line Theory (3-D Wings); etc..."
Supersonic Flow Measurement; Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow..."
Aircraft Performance (Exact analytical optimisation approach); Mission Performance based Optimisation..." APPLIED AERODYNAMICS (QUICKTIME) - I. Kroo, Desktop Aeronautics, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Multimedia Aerodynamics Course (Text, Images, Calculators, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Applied Aerodynamics" Course Chapters include
Fluid Dynamics Fundamentals; Methods of Solution; Two-Dimensional Potential Flow; Airfoils: Part I & II; Compressibility in 2-D; Viscosity and 2-D Boundary Layers; Three-Dimensional Potential Flow; 3-D Compressibility and Supersonics; Viscosity in 3-D; Wing Design; Configuration Aerodynamics and Tables and Appendices..."
Effect of Angle of Attack on Airfoil Pressures Calculator
Canard/Tail Trimmed Drag Calculator - Wing/Tail Analysis Calculator; etc. CONFIGURATION AERODYNAMICS (AOE 4124) - W.H. Mason, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Multimedia Configuration Aerodynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Configuration Aerodynamics" Course Lectures include
Drag; Aircraft Configuration Design Options; An Overview of Aerodynamic Design including use of Computational Aerodynamics; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils and Wings; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Wings; Transonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils and Wings; Mechanical High Lift Systems; Powered High Lift Systems; Supersonic Aerodynamics; Hypersonic Aerodynamics; Geometry for Aerodynamicists; Introduction to Helicopter Aerodynamics; etc..." FLUID MECHANICS AND AERODYNAMICS - Mark Drela, Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics" Course Lectures include
Airfoil Vortex Sheet Models, Thin Airfoil Analysis Problem; Thin Airfoil Theory Application; Introduction to 3D Wings, 2D and 3D Coefficients; 3D Vortex Filaments, Lifting Line Theory; Elliptical Lift Distribution; Wing Geometry, Wing Design Problem; Aircraft Performance Analysis; Intorduction to Compressible Flows, Thermodynamic Concepts; Stagnation Quantities, Introduction to Shock Waves; Shock Losses, Compressible Flow Pitot-Tube; Prandtl-Meyer Waves, Shock Expansion Theory; Compressible Channel Flow..." |
"...A project funded by the National Science Foundation..." Engineering Subject Categories with Calculators & Applets include:
Virtual Shock Tube; Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator; Converging Diverging Nozzle Simulator Calculator; Thermodynamics of Air Calculator; Real Gas Shock Calculator; Boundary Layer Calculator + Convection Calculator; etc..."
Beam Analysis Calculator; Resultant of Vectors Calculator..."
Projectile Motion Calculator - Drag directly proportional to speed Calculator; Projectile Motion Calculator - Drag proportional to square of velocity Calculator..." AERODYNAMIC FLOW CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC.
COMPRESSIBLE AERODYNAMICS CALCULATOR - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator
p/pO; rho/rhoO; A/A* (sub); Mach Angle in Degrees; P-M Angle in Degrees; etc..." Oblique Shock Relations Calculator. COMPRESSIBLE FLOW CALCULATORS - Aerospaceweb.org VERY EXTENSIVE. Compressible Flow Calculators include:
Normal Shock Relations Calculator; Oblique Shock Relations Calculator THE IDEAL FLOW MACHINE (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Ideal Flow Machine Calculator
Strength; Angle; Mappig Window (elementary conformal mapping techniques); etc..." BOUNDARY LAYER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
BOUNDARY LAYER APPLETS - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Boundary Layer Calculators
ITBL: "...Computes Incompressible Turbulent Boundary Layers by an implicit Mnumerical Method..." WALZ: "...Computes Incompressible Laminar Boundary Layers using the Thwaites-Walz Integral Method..." MOSESHT: "...Computes Incompressible Turbulent Boundary Layers using Moses' Method extended to include Heat Transfer..." |
GAS DYNAMICS LECTURES, LESSONS, ETC. GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATOR - R. Bonazza, Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculators include:
Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." Initial Temperature, Driven Section; Select a Driver Gas
Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..."
Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator INPUT Values include:
Time Between Pressure Transducers; Distance Between Trigger Transducer and Window Centerline; etc..."
Estimated Delay Time for Membrane; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator INPUT Values include:
Diaphragm Rupture Pressure; etc..."
GAS DYNAMICS TOOLBOX APPLET (CALCULATOR & GRAPH) - A. Alexeenko, Aerodynamics, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculator is
SHOCKWAVE CALCULATOR APPLET - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Shockwave Calculator Calculator
"...The second option is for standard equilibrium air at densities from 1,000 amagats to 1e-7 amagats and temperatures up to 25,000 K., etc..." SHOCK TUBE CALCULATORS, SHOCK TUBE APPLETS
GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATOR - R. Bonazza, Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculators include:
Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." Initial Temperature, Driven Section; Select a Driver Gas
Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..."
Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator INPUT Values include:
Time Between Pressure Transducers; Distance Between Trigger Transducer and Window Centerline; etc..."
Estimated Delay Time for Membrane; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator INPUT Values include:
Diaphragm Rupture Pressure; etc..."
VIRTUAL SHOCK TUBE CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Shock Tube Calculator visualizes shock tube flows. For more information see Engineering Applets; W.J. Devenport's Home Page or the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering |
MACH & SPEED OF SOUND CALCULATOR - Glenn Research Center, NASA Mach Number
THERMODYNAMICS PROPERTIES OF AIR CALCULATORS & APPLETS
EQAIR APPLET (THERMODYNAMICS OF AIR) - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) VERY EXTENSIVE. Thermodynamic Properties of Air Calculator
VISCOUS CFD CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Viscous Grid Spacing Calculator
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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AERONAUTICS (QUICKTIME & FLASH) - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Aerodynamics & Aeronautics Courses, Lessons, etc. (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics" Courses include
Beginner's Guide to Propulsion; Beginner's Guide to High Speed Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets; etc..." AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
ASTRONAUTICS CALCULATORS, AERONAUTICS APPLETS, AERONAUTICS SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. AERONAUTICS VIDEOS, AERONAUTICS ANIMATIONS, AERONAUTICS SIMULATIONS, ETC. GLENN RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY REPORTS - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Glenn Research & Technology Reports (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Glenn Research & Technology Reports" Subject Categories include
Exploration Systems; Communications Systems; Instrumentation and Controls; Power and Electrical Propulsion; Propulsion Systems; Materials and Structures; etc..." AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS ENGINEERING (QUICKTIME) - (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, & MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Courses (Text, Images, Spreadsheets, Calculators, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE For more information see MIT OpenCourseWare or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Principles of Automatic Control Lectures include:
S-Plane, Poles and Zeroes; Transient Response and Stability; State Space Modeling; Solutions of State Space Differential Equations; etc..." Dynamics Dynamics Lectures include:
Relative Motion Rotating/Translating Axes; Accelerometers; etc..." Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Lectures include:
Compressible Viscous Equations; Equations of Aircraft Motion; Aerodynamic Center; Kutta Condition; Kutta Condition Solution; Force Calculations for Lifting Line; Trefftz Plane Analysis of Induced Drag; Solutions of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; Ground Effect Using Single Vortex Model; Subsonic Small Disturbance Potential Flow; Derivation of Sound Wave Properties; etc..." Aerospace Dynamics Aerospace Dynamics Lectures include:
Friction in Lagrange's Equations; Gyroscopes; Aircraft Dynamics; etc..."
Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids Lectures include:
Solution Techniques; Interacting Boundary Layer Theory; Stability and Transition; etc..." Stochastic Estimation and Control Stochastic Estimation and Control Lectures include:
Probability Distribution and Density Functions; Expectation, Averages and Characteristic Function; Normal or Gaussian Random Variables; um of Independent Random Variables and Tendency Toward Normal Distribution; etc..." Aeroelasticity
AEROELASTICITY - Greg Dimitriadis, Aeroelasticity & Experimental Aerodynamics Lab, Department or Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium Multimedia Aeroelasticity Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aeroelasticity" Course Lectures include
Limit Cycle Oscillations; Kinetic Energy; etc..."
Unsteady Equations of Motion; Integro-differential Equations; Transform to ODEs, Natural Frequencies and Damping Ratios; etc..."
Thin Airfoil Theory; Aerodynamic Derivatives; etc..." AEROELASTICITY VIDEOS & ANIMATIONS (QUICKTIME) - T. Strganac & P. Cizmas, Aeroelasticity Research Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Multimedia Aeroelasticity Video Lessons (Text, Images, Animations & Videos/Movies). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aeroelasticity" Video Lessons include
Animations of Experimental Data from the Texas A&M Nonlinear Aeroelastic Testing Aparatus; Limit Cycle Oscillation Simulations Using The Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method Videos; etc..." |
AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DYNAMICS - R.F. Stengel, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University Multimedia Aircraft Flight Dynamics Course & Cases Studies (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Flight Dynamics is
Aircraft Motions; Linear Dynamic Models; Transforms and Transfer Functions; Fourth-Order Longitudinal Equations of Motion; etc...
Design for Control; Power Effects on Stability and Control; Human-Powered and Ultralight Aircraft; Aircraft Maneuverability and Agility; Naval Aviation; etc... Aircraft Stability and Control
Examples of "Aircraft Stability and Controls" Course Lectures include
Lecture 4 & 5: Aircraft Dynamics; Lecture 8: Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes; Lecture 12: Aircraft Lateral Autopilots; Lecture 14: Equations of Motion in a Nonuniform Atmosphere..." |
AIRCRAFT DESIGN SOFTWARE, AIRCRAFT DESIGN CALCULATORS, AIRCRAFT DESIGN APPLETS, ETC. AIRCRAFT DESIGN COSTS CALCULATORS AIRCRAFT DESIGN: SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLETS) - Ilan Kroo, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Multimedia Aircraft Design Course with Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Design
Induced Drag; Compressibility Drag; etc..."
High-Lift Systems
Structural Design; Weight Estimations; etc..."; etc.
Supersonic Wing Drag Calculator INPUT Values include:
Wing Design: Wing Lift Distribution Calculator Wing Lift Distribution Calculator INPUT Values include:
T.E. Extension; Root Incidence; etc..." Examples of "Applied Aerodynamics" Course Chapters include
Fluid Dynamics Fundamentals; Methods of Solution; Two-Dimensional Potential Flow; Airfoils: Part I & II; Compressibility in 2-D; Viscosity and 2-D Boundary Layers; Three-Dimensional Potential Flow; 3-D Compressibility and Supersonics; Viscosity in 3-D; Wing Design; Configuration Aerodynamics and Tables and Appendices..."
Effect of Angle of Attack on Airfoil Pressures Calculator
Canard/Tail Trimmed Drag Calculator - Wing/Tail Analysis Calculator; etc. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE DESIGN - Nicholas Zabaras, Materials Process Design & Control Laboratory, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University Multimedia Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical and Aerospace Design Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical and Aerospace Design
Strong and weak forms for one-dimensional boundary value problems; Error analysis in finite element computations; Finite element discretization in 2D, triangular and rectangular elements; Two-dimensional linear elastic problems, strong and weak formulations; Finite element discretization for two-dimensional linear elasticity problems; Transient & Dynamics problems; etc..." AIRCRAFT DESIGN SOFTWARE
Examples of "Aerodynamic Analysis" Software include
Singularities; Discretization; Control Deflections; General Freestream Description; Aerodynamic outputs..." Mass Properties; Eigenmode Analysis; etc..." AIRCRAFT DESIGN VIDEOS
Browse down to "F-15B SBRDC/ECANS" For more information see Photo Gallery; Multimedia or Dryden Flight Research Center GLOBAL HAWK - Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Multimedia Unmanned Aircraft "Global Hawk" Aircraft Design Lessons (Text, Images, Graphics & Videos/Movies). For more information see Photo Gallery; Multimedia or Dryden Flight Research Center X-43A HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT (HYPER-X - SCRAMJET) - Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Multimedia X-43A Hypersonic Aircraft Design Lessons (Text, Images, Graphics & Videos/Movies). For more information see Photo Gallery; Multimedia or Dryden Flight Research Center |
ARIFOIL ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, ARIFOIL ANALYSIS SIMULATIONS, ETC. UIUC AIRFOIL DATA - Michael Selig, UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois Multimedia UIUC Airfoil Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of UIUC Airfoil Databases include
THE EVOLUTION OF THE AEROFOIL (FLASH) - S.Foster and B.Whalley, Knowledge Media Institute [KMI], Open University, U.K. VERY EXTENSIVE. Evolution of the Aerofoil
FOILSIM II (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY EXTENSIVE. FoilSim II allows you to
Flight Test, Shape, Angle; Speed; Altitude; Pressure; Temperature; Density; etc..." FOILSIMU (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY EXTENSIVE. FoilSimU
Flight Test, Shape, Angle; Speed; Altitude; Pressure; Temperature; Density; etc..." VORTEX PANEL METHOD - W.J. Devenport, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) VERY EXTENSIVE. The Vortex Panel Method Calculator
XFoil: Subsonic Airfoil Development System Calculator is
AIRPLANE WING TOOLS, CALCULATORS, WING APPLETS, WING SIMULATIONS, WING VIDEOS, ETC.
AIRPLANE WING LIFT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC. Wing Analysis Calculators & Applets WING ANALYSIS TOOL: PLANFORM-ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLET) - G. Ciurpita VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wing Analysis Calculator
Shear and Bending-monen calculation; Lift Distribution (i.e. Lift-Roll); Lift/Drag Specific to an Airfoil (UIUC database)..."
WING ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLET) - Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wing Analysis Calculator
AIRCRAFT FLAPS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
AIRCRAFT MANEUVERALBILITY: FLAPS - eSMART, Department of Mechanical Engineering & the Department of Computer Science, Univerisity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Movies & Calculators are available at bottom of Page. Aircraft Maneuverability
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MATERIALS PROJECT - Materials Project, a Collaboration between MIT and LBNL Multimedia Materials Project Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE Requires Registration or use Demo Mode (10 minute usage limit). Materials Project includes over
3,000 Bandstructures; etc..."
CrystalToolkit
PhaseDiagramApp PhaseDiagramApp
Reaction Calculator Reaction Calculator
Structure Predictor Structure Predictor
Materials and Processes Technical Information System
Lapshear Database; Thermophysical Properties; Shuttle Propulsion Thermal Protection System Database; Materials Combustion Research Facility Database; Aerospace Materials Database; Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook; Chemical Compatibility Database; etc. TPSX: THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS EXPERT AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES DATABASE - Thermal Protection Materials & Systems Branch, Ames Research Center, NASA Multimedia Thermal Materials Properties Database - Aerospace Materias (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Registration Required. TPSX
Flexible Blankets; Metals; Nano-Materials; Rigid Tiles; Structural Orgainc Composites; Ultra-high Temperature Ceramics; etc..."
Coatings; Inorganics-Silicone Binders; Nylon-Phenolics; Organics-Silicone Binders, Phenolic-nylons; Phenolic-Phenolics; Polyamides; Polybenzimidazoles; Silica Phenolic; Silica-Silicones; Silica-Teflon; etc.."
Brass; Brick; Bronze; Cellulose; Cermaics; Chrome; Calcium, Cerium, chromium & Cobalt Compounds; etc..." MATERIALS ALGORITHMS PROJECT - T. Sourmail & M. Peet, Materials Algorithms Project (MAP), Phase Transformations & Complex Properties Research Group, University of Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia Materials Lessons, Calculators, etc. (Text, Images & Videos/Movies) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Materials Algorithms" Lessons & Movies Subject Categories include
Cast Iron; Allotriomorphic ferrite; Stainless Steels; etc..."
STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS - Materials Science & Engineering Laboratories, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia NIST Standard Reference Materials Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NIST Standard Reference Materials Database
Mechanics in Solids Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Calculators, etc. ADVANCED MECHANICS IN SOLIDS - A.F. Bower, Mechanics of Solids Research, School of Engineering, Brown University Multimedia Advanced Mechanics in Solids Course (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Advanced Mechanics in Solids is
Governing Equations; Constitutive Equations: Relations between Stress and Strain; Analytical Techniques and Solutions for Linear Elastic Solids; Analytical Techniques and Solutions for Plastic Solids; Introduction to Finite Element Analysis in Solid Mechanics; etc..." Fractography & Fracture Mechanics Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Calculators, etc. FRACTOGRAPHY OF CERAMICIS AND GLASSES (2007) - Author: G.D. Quinn, Ceramics Division, Materials Measurement Science Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses - PDF, 537 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses
"...This Guide includes a wealth of illustrations to aid fractographers in pattern recognition..."
Stereomicroscope; Compound Optical Microscope; Scanning Electron Microscope; Atomic Force Microscope (AFM); etc..."
Specimen Reconstruction; Crack Branching Angles; Fragmentation Patterns; Tension strength; Biaxial flexural strength; Component Fracture Patterns; Characteristics of Some Common Fracture Modes; Chapter 6: Origins of Fracture; Chapter 7: Quantitative Analysis; etc..." FRACTURE MECHANICS - M.N. James, Structural Integrity Research Group, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth, U.K. Multimedia Fracture Mechanics Course (Text, Images, Calculators & Applets). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fracture Mechanics
Fracture Mechanics includes:
Stress Intensity Factor and Fracture Toughness Testing; Fatigue Life Prediction; Stress Corrosion Cracking; Theory
Fracture Toughness Testing; Crack Tip Plasticity; Leak-Before-Break; Triangle of Integrity; etc..." Fracture Analysis Fracture Analysis includes:
Aircraft Towbar Failure; Hail Damage; Insulator Caps; Fractography: Fatigue - Macrofeatures; Fracture - Macrofeatures; Fracture - Microfeatures (Cleavage, MVC); Fracture - Microfeatures (IG); etc..." Failure as a Design Criterion Failure as a Design Criterion includes:
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FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES (JAVA APPLET) - A. Chateauminois, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, France VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & French/Français. Fibre Reinforced Composites Applet stimulates
Metal Matrix: SIC/Al, SiC/Ti or W/Cu; Cermaic Matirx: SiC(Nicalo)SiC)..."
MATERIAUX COMPOSITES A RENFORT FIBREUX (JAVA APPLET) - A. Chateauminois, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, France VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & French/Français. Materiaux Composites a Renfort Fibreux
Rigorous Bonds for Composites Calculators & Applets RIGOROUS BOUNDS FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY OF A COMPOSITE OF TWO DIELECTRICS - B. Michel, Scientific Consulting, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Rigorous Bounds for the Effective Permittivity of a Composite of Two Isotropic Dielectrics
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Examples of "Diffraction" Course Chapters & Subchapters include
Geometry of Diffraction
The Reciprocal Lattice; 2-D Reciprocal Lattices; Plane Reciprocal Lattice; Lattice Vectors; Reciprocal Vector, g; Streaking Reciprocal Lattice Points; etc..."
The Powder Method; etc..."
Ratio Technique; Kikuchi Lines; etc...." INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL ABOUT DIFFRACTION - Th. Proffen & R.B. Neder, Crystallography Group, Crystallography and Structural Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany Multimedia Diffraction Lessons (Text, Images & Applets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Diffration
Reciprocal Space; Convolution Theorem; Modification of a Structure; The Crystallographic Phase Problem; Solving a Simple Structure; Anomalous Scattering; Powder Diffraction; Diffuse Scattering & Defect Structures; Direct Methods; etc..."
1D Crystal Builder Applet
Polygon of Atoms Calculator Polygon of Atoms Calculator
Ewald Sphere Applet Ewald Sphere Applet
Bragg's Law Applet Bragg's Law Applet
HK Plane Simulator Calculator HK Plane Simulator Calculator
COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROCESS SIMULATIONS & ANALYSIS
Preform Properties Analysis (PPA) Program
Cure Cycle Design Cure Cycle Design
Composite Properties Analysis Composite Properties Analysis Program
Composite Adventure Game allows you
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Examples of "Analysis and Design of Feedback Systems" Course Chapters include
Introduction to Control; System Modeling; Dynamic Behavior; Stability and Performance; Linear Systems; Transfer Functions; Loop Analysis; Loop Shaping; etc..." Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers Examples of "Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers" Course Chapters include
Dynamic Behavior; Linear Systems; Transfer Functions; Frequency Domain Analysis; PID Control; Frequency Domain Design; etc..." Optimization-Based Control (CDS 110b) Examples of "Optimization-Based Control" Course Chapters include
Optimal Control; Receding Horizon Control; Stochastic Systems; Kalman Filtering; Sensor Fusion; etc..." Optimal Control and Estimation Course
Neighboring-Optimal Control; Linear-Quadratic Regulators; Cost Functions and Controller Structures; Linear-Quadratic Control System Design; Spectral Properties of Linear-Quadratic Systems; Least-Squares Estimation; Propagation of Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems; Linear-Optimal Estimation for Continuous-Time Systems; Nonlinear State Estimation; Stochastic Optimal Control; Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian Controller; etc..." CONTROL SYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
CONTROL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS - SoftIntegration, Inc. VERY VERY VERY.....EXTENSIVE. Control System Design and Analysis Calculators
Frequency Domain Analysis Calculators; Analysis and Design in State-Space Calculators; Model Reduction and Dynamics Calculators; Root Locus Design Calculators; Model Conversion Calculators; System Conversion Calculators; System Interconnection Calculators..."
"...The time-domain approach is a unified method for analyzing and designing systems modeled by either modern or classical approach..." Frequency-Domain Analysis Calculators "...The frequency response is the system's response to sinusoidal inputs. The output of a linear time-invariant system to a sinusoidal input is a sinusoid of the same frequency but with..." Analysis and Design in State-Space Calculators "...The state-space method is the modern approach for control system design and analysis. The controllability and observability are important structural properties of a control system..." CONTROL SYSTEMS TOOLS: CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Sinusoidal Motion Calculator INPUT Values include:
Acceleration (Peak); Units; etc..." Thermal Effect Calculator Thermal Effect Calculator INPUT Values include:
Displacement Cable Length; Position Transducer Range; Change in Temperature..." Potentiometer-Based Position Transducer Voltage Divider and Power Calculator Potentiometer-Based Position Transducer Voltage Divider and Power Calculator INPUT Values include:
Power Supply Voltage; Potentiometer Power Rating; Potentiometer Resistance..." |
PROPULSION - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Propulsion Course (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Glenn Research Center's "Propulsion" Course Subject Categories include
Speed Regimes; Static Gases, Thermodynamics; Thrust; Turbine Engines; Turbine Engine Analysis; Internal Combustion; Internal Combustion Parts; Ramjets & Scramjets; Rocket Engines; Component Analysis; etc..."
ADVANCED COMBUSTION COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
Examples of "Applications of Combustion" Course Lectures include
Microscale Combustion and Power Generation I, II & III; Turbulent Combustion I, II & III; Hypersonic Propulsion I, II & III; etc..."
Pulsed Detonation Engines; etc..." ADVANCED PROPULSION COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
Examples of "Energy and Propulsion" Course Lectures include
2nd-Law chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium; Unsteady-flow engines 1: Principles, design & performance parameters; Unsteady-flow engines 4: Non-ideal cycle analysis; Steady-flow engines 5: Nonideal performance; etc..."
Fuel-air Cycle Analysis (using Calculations from GASEQ) Spreadsheet; Throttling Effect Spreadsheet; Turbojet Performance Calculations Spreadsheet; etc..." THERMODYNAMICS & PROPULSION - Z.S. Spakovszky, Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Thermodynamics & Propulsion Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Thermodynamics & Propulsion" Course Lectures include
Rankine Cycles; Combined Cycles; Introcution to Propulsion - Integral Momentum Theorem; Propulsion System Performance; Ideal Ramjet; Ideal Turbojet Engine; Energy Exchange in Turbomachinery; Introduction to Compressor & Turbine Aerodynamics; Adiabatic Flame Temperature; Conductive Heat Transfer, Thermal Resistance Circuits; etc..."
The First Law Applied to Engineering Cycles; The Second Law of Thermodynamics; Entropy on the Microscopic Scale; Introduction to Propulsion; Aircraft Engine Performance; Energy Exchange with Moving Blades; Aircraft Performance; Thermochemistry; etc..." Jet Engines
GE's "Jet Engines 101" Simulations and Lessons include
Build a Jet Engine; Test Fly a Jet Engine; etc..." ENGINE SIMULATION (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. EngineSimU
Jet with Afterburner; Turbofan Engine; Ramjet..."
Fan (pressure ratio, efficiency, and bypass ratio); Compressor (CPR, compressor efficiency); Burner..." Propellers
"...Would you like to know how fast your propeller tips are traveling, how efficient your prop is at a particular RPM..." Propeller Speed Calculator (Efficiency Calculator) INPUT Values includes:
Icing & Wind Tunnels
WIND TUNNELS
ORAN W. NICKS LOW SPEED WIND TUNNEL - Texas A&M University AEM WIND TUNNEL - Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM), University of Minnesota WIND TUNNEL SOFTWARE
Supersonic Wind Tunnel Control Simulation & LabVIEW Control Program For more information see Research or the Aerodynamics Research Center WIND TUNNEL VIDEOS
Examples of "Wind Tunnel and Shock Tube Videos" include
Supersonic Wind Tunnel Surface Flow Visualization with Micro Vortex Generators Videos; Supersonic Wind Tunnel Schlieren and Surface Flow Visualization Videos; etc..." WIND TUNNEL CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Wind Tunnel INPUT Values include:
Set Angle of Attack; Start Tunnel; etc..." JAVA VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL - D. Oh, Computational Aerospace Sciences Laboratory, MIT The Java Virtual Wind Tunnel: Two dimensional Invicid Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation
Mach Number; Axial Velocity; Normal Velocity or Total Pressure; Inlet Mach; 4th Order; 2nd Order..." |
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) CAPCALC TO DETERMINE THE MESSAGE CAPACITY OF AN AIS BASESTATION - I. Harre, Bremen, Germany Multimedia Automatic Identification Systems Lessons & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Automatic Identification System
Ship at anchor or moored and not moving faster than 3 knots; Ship at anchor or moored and moving faster than 3 knots; Ship 0-14 knots; Ship 0-14 knots and changing course; Ship 14-23 knots; Ship 14-23 knots and changing course; etc..." RADAR COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
Radar Imaging INTRODUCTION TO RADAR IMAGING (REAL PLAYER) - Margaret Cheney, Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Video Lecture presented at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), September, 2005 Multimedia Introduction to Radar Imaging Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Radar Imaging" Video Lectures include
Introduction to Scattering Video Lecture; Introduction to Antennas Video Lecture; Synthetic-aperture Radar Imaging Video Lecture; Properties of the Image Video Lecture; etc..." Airborne Radar SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR - Sandia Corporation Multimedia Synthetic Aperture Radar Technical Publications, Movies, etc. (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Synthetic Aperture Radar" Subject Categories include
Ku-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery; Sandia MiniSAR - Miniaturized Synthetic Aperture Radar; MTI & CCD Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery; RTV Synthetic Aperture Radar; X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery; etc..."
UAVs - Taking Reconnaissance to Another Level - UAVs: The Way Ahead; etc..." Polarimetric Radar POLARIMETRIC RADAR METEROROLOGY - L. Carey, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University Multimedia Polarimetric Radar Meteorology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Polarimetric Radars
Lecture 3: Radar Wave, Polarization and Scattering; Lecture 6: Differential Propagation Phase; Lecture 8: Polarimetric Radar Data Processing; Lecture 10: Polarimetric Radar Properties of Hail; Lecture 12: Bulk hydrometeor identification from polarimetric radar; etc..." RADAR ANTENNA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Radar Antenna Calculator
Vertical Beamwidth; Antenna Gain; etc..."
RADAR BEAMWIDTH CALCULATORS & APPLETS
BEAMWIDTH CALCULATOR - BEAM PROPERTY CALCULATOR - Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA VERY EXTENSIVE. Beamwidth Calculator
RADAR BOUNDARY-RELATIVE SPEED CALCULATORS & APPLETS
Boundary-Relative Speed Calculator
RADAR 'FREE-SPACE RANGE' CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)
Radar Free-Space Range Calculator
NAVGEN Algorithm to determine 2D Position Fixing Errors; etc..." RADAR HORIZON CALCULATORS & APPLETS
Radar Horizon Calculator is
RADAR TARGETS AND SHIP MOVEMENTS CALCULATORS & APPLETS
Radar Calculator
RELATED RATES (JAVA APPLET) - C.G. Crawford, Mathematics Department, United States Naval Academy (USNA) VERY EXTENSIVE. Related Rates Calculator
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GROUND SCHOOL COURSES COURSES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TEXTBOOKS, ETC FOR GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT PLANS, EXAMS, AIRPORT LOCATORS, AVIATION FUEL PRICES, ETC. SEE CALCULATORS CENTER I:A-E: GENERAL AVIATION PILOT'S HANDBOOK OF AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE - Federal Aviation Administraion (FAA) Multimedia Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Chapter 2: Principles of Flight; Chapter3: Aerodynamics of Flight
Wingtip Vortice; Axes of an Airplane; Design Characteristics; Aerodynamic Forces in Flight Maneuver; Basic Propeller Principles; Superchargers and Turbosuperchargers; Fuel Systems; Ice Control Systems; Load Factors; etc..."
Secondary Flight Controls; etc..."
Turbine Engine Instruments; etc..."
Vertical Speed Indicator; Airspeed Indicator; Gyroscopic Flight Instruments; etc..." Chapter 9: Aircraft Performance; etc. AIRPLANE FLYLING HANDBOOK - Federal Aviation Administraion (FAA) Multimedia Airplane Flying Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Airplane Flying Handbook
Ground Operations; Basic Flight Maneuvers; Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins; Takeoff and Departure Climbs; Ground Reference Maneuvers; Airport Traffic Patterns; Approaches and Landings; Performance Maneuvers; R Night Operations; etc..." SEE HOW IT FLIES - John S. Denker Multimedia How to Fly Airplanes Course (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. See How to Fly Airplanes Book
Angle of Attack Awareness and Angle of Attack Management; Airfoils and Airflow; Lift, Thrust, Weight, and Drag; Vertical Damping, Roll Damping, and Stalls; Angle of Attack Stability, Trim, and Spiral Dives; Energy and Power; Yaw-Wise Torque Budget; Roll-Wise Torque Budget; Equilibrium, Stability, and Damping; Slips, Skids, and Snap Rolls; Landing; Takeoff; Cross-Country Flying; Emergency Procedures; Flight Maneuvers; Multi-Engine Flying; Stalls and Spins; The Laws of Motion; etc..."
Angle of Attack Awareness and Angle of Attack Management Chapter includes:
Definition of Angle of Attack; Trim for Angle of Attack!; Perceiving Pitch Angle; Making Changes in Angle of Attack; Pitch Attitude versus Angle of Attack; etc..." Airfoils and Airflow Airfoils and Airflow Chapter includes:
Bernoulli's Principle; Stall Warning Devices; Inverted Flight, Cambered vs. Symmetric Airfoils; Circulation; Lift Requires Circulation & Vortices; Frost on the Wings; etc..." Yaw-Wise Torque Budget Yaw-Wise Torque Budget Chapter includes:
P-Factor; Gyroscopic Precession; Canted Engine; Rudder Usage During Rolls; etc..." Landing Landing Chapter includes:
Judging High or Low; Rule of Thumb; Judging Pitch Attitude and Angle of Attack; Basic "Normal" Landing; High-Performance Landing; Soft-field Landing; Crosswind Landing; etc..." Flight Maneuvers Flight Maneuvers Chapter includes:
Speeding Up and Slowing Down; Phugoids; Turns; Constant-Heading Slips; Chandelles; Changing Headwinds and Tailwinds; etc..." Examples of "Flight School" Courses Categories & Subcategories include
Altitude and altimeters; Aerofoils and wings; Tailplane surfaces; Weight and balance; etc..."
Flight plan completion; Enroute adjustments; Supplementary navigation techniques; Electronic planning and navigation; etc..." Builders guide to safe aircraft materials; etc. SEAPLANE, SKIPLANE & FLOAT/SKI EQUIPPED HELICOPTER FLYING COURSES, MANUALS, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, ETC.
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook
"...This handbook is primarily intended to assist pilots who already hold private or commercial certificates and who are learning to fly seaplanes, skiplanes, or helicopters equipped for water or ski operations. It is also beneficial to rated seaplane pilots who wish to improve their proficiency, pilots preparing for flights using ski equipped aircraft, and..."
Water Characteristics and Seaplane Base Operations; Seaplane Operations: Preflight and Takeoffs; Performance; Seaplane Operations: Landings; Skiplane Operations; Float and Ski Equipped Helicopters; etc..." HELICOPTER, GYROPLANE, ROTORCRAFT FLYING COURSES, MANUALS, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, ETC.
Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
General Aerodynamics; Aerodynamics of Flight; Helicopter Flight Controls; Helicopter Systems; Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Weight and Balance; Performance; Basic Flight Maneuvers; Advanced Maneuvers; Helicopter Emergencies; etc..." INSTRUMENT FLYING FOR AIRCRAFT & HELICOPTERS COURSES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, ETC.
Instrument Flying Handbook
The Air Traffic Control System; Aerodynamic Factors; Flight Instruments; Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying Using Analog Instrumentation; Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying Using an Electronic Flight Display; Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers Using Analog Instrumentation; Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers Using an Electronic Flight Display; Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying; Navigation Systems; IFR Flight; Emergency Operations; etc..." INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES HANDBOOK - Federal Aviation Administraion (FAA) Multimedia Instrument Procedures Handbook (IPH) (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Instrument Procedures Handbook (IPH)
Takeoffs and Departures; En Route Operations; Arrivals; Approach; System Improvement Plans; Helicopter Instrument Procedures; etc..." AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, ETC.
Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
To furnish the flightcrew with information on loading and operating the aircraft to ensure its weight is within the allowable limit and the center of gravity (CG) is within the allowable range..."
Weight and Balance Theory and Documentation Equipment List; Weighing the Aircraft and Determining the Empty-Weight Center of Gravity; Small Fixed Wing Aircraft Operational Weight and Balance Computations; Center of Gravity Change After Repair or Alteration; Weight and Balance Control—Helicopters; Large Aircraft Weight and Balance; etc..." METEOROLOGY FOR AIRCRAFT & HELICOPTER PILOTS COURSES, LECTURES, LESSONS, ETC.
METEOROLOGY, CLIMATOLOGY, WEATHER, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY & ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS CENTER METEOROLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (METED) - Meteorology Education & Training (MetEd), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Multimedia Meteorology Courses (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Registration is Free. Available in English, Spanish/Español, French/Français & Russian. Examples of "Meteorology Education & Training" Courses include
Climate; Coastal Weather; Convective Weather; Fire Weather; Fog and Low Stratus; Hurricanes/Tropical; Hydrology/Flooding; Marine Met/Oceans; NWP Modeling; Radar Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology; Space Weather; etc..." AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT & FLIGHT TESTING COURSES, HANDBOOKS, LECTURES, ETC.
Examples of "Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook" Chapters & Sections include
Transporting the Aircraft to the Airport; Assembly and Airworthiness Inspection; Weight and Balance; Powerplant Tests; etc..." The First 10 Hours; Putting it All Together: 36 Hours to ?; Ultralight Airframe Inspection; Ultralight Engine/Fuel System Inspection; etc. |
FAA Aviation Maintenance Technicians Airframe and Powerplant Handbooks include
Aerodynamics, Aircraft Assembly, and Rigging; Aircraft Fabric Covering; Aircraft Metal Structural Repair; Aircraft Welding; Advanced Composite Materials; Aircraft Electrical System; Glossary; etc..."
Communication and Navigation; Hydraulic and Pneumatic; Aircraft Fuel System; Ice and Rain Protection; etc..."
Engine Fuel and Fuel Metering Systems; Engine Ignition and Electrical Systems; Engine Staring Systems; etc..."
Propellers; Engine Removal and Replacement; Engine Maintenance Operation; etc... FLIGHT SIMUALATORS
FlightGear
Correct runway markings and placement, correct runway and approach lighting; Taxiways available for many larger airports (even including the green center line lights when appropriate.); Sloping runways (runways change elevation like they usually do in real life.); Directional airport lighting that smoothly changes intensity as your relative view direction changes; etc..."
AIRPORT TRAFFIC FLIGHT SIMULATIONS
AIRPORT TRAFFIC FLIGHT SIMULATOR (JAVA APPLET & REALPLAYER) - Airparts, Turbine World International, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Airport Traffic Flight Applet
AIRCRAFT SIMULATIONS
RangeGames Simulation
AVIATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Aviation Calculators includes:
The Initial True Course from A to B Calculator; Sunrise & Sunset Times in UTC for Point A and/or B Calculator; Total Voyage Yime & Day/Night Flight Totals Required for Pilot Logbooks Calculator; Average Groundspeed Calculator..." AVIATION CALCULATORS - IMAPS, LLC. VERY EXTENSIVE. Aviation Calculators include:
Course/Heading/Wind Calculator; Wind Component Calculator; Fuel Consumption Calculator; Distance/Course Calculator; Density Altitude Calculator; Intersect Calculator; Rhumb Line Calculator; etc..." ENGINE TUNING CALCULATOR - R. Shelquist, Longmont, Colorado Engine Tuning Calculator Features include:
GREAT CIRCLE MAPPER - K.L. Swartz VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Great Circle Mapper
PROPELLER EFFICIENCY (TIP SPEED) CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - P. Ponk Aviation "...Would you like to know how fast your propeller tips are traveling, how efficient your prop is at a particular RPM..." Propeller Speed Calculator (Efficiency Calculator) INPUT Values includes:
VISUAL AIRCRAFT WEIGHT & BALANCE CALCULATOR - Skybound Software, Almere, The Netherlands VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Weight and Balance Calculator
HELICOPTER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Helicopter Flight Simulation
WRIGHT BROTHERS SIMULATION
Wright Flyer Simulations
Full speed, ie 'real-time'; Full speed with a gusting wind..." |
Examples of FAA Airman Knowledge Test Guides include
Sport Pilot and Flight Instructor with a Sport Pilot Rating Knowledge Test Guide; Commercial Pilot Knowledge Test Guide; Flight and Ground Instructor Knowledge Test Guide; Flight Engineer Knowledge Test Guide; Inspection Authorization Information Guide; etc..." FLIGHT PLAN DATABASES, CALCULATORS, SOFTWARE, ETC.
The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, ETC.
Multimedia Traffic Flow Management
TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL & PILOTS - Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), FAA VERY EXTENSIVE. Traffic Flow Management for Flight Operations Personnel & Pilots
"...Pilots can now access the Traffic Flow Management for Fight Operations Personnel in PDF format...." U.S. FLIGHT INFORMATION
OIS system
U.S. RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE IN REAL-TIME - Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), FAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. U.S. Runway Visual Range
U.S. AIRPORT STATUS IN REAL-TIME - Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), FAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. U.S. Airport Staus in Real-Time
U.S. AIRPORT ARRIVAL DEMAND CHART IN REAL-TIME - Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), FAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. "...Real-Time airport arrival demand information as received from FAA facilities. The AADC chart displays the latest arrival demand metrics for selected airports..." For more information see ATCSCC Products GEOGRAPHIC MIDPOINT WITH MAPS & GEODESIC LINES, CIRCLES, ENVELOPES WITH MAPS CALCULATORS & APPLETS
GEOGRAPHIC MIDPOINT CALCULATOR WITH MAPS - Dean Schmidt VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English & Spanish/Español. Geographic Midpoint Calculator
GEODESIC LINES, CIRCLES, ENVELOPES IN GOOGLE MAPS - Charles F.F. Karney, SRI International, Princeton, New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Geodesic lines, circles, envelopes in Google Maps Calculator
"...The inverse problem: specify the two end points as..." AIRPORT LOCATORS
Airport Information includes
Lights; Beacon; etc..."
Clearance Delivery; etc..." NAVID INFORMATION - U.S. - AirNav, LLC. Multimedia NAVID Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. NAVID Database includes:
AVIATION FUEL COSTS DATABASE
100LL.com
Balloon Flying
Balloon Flying Handbook
Hot Air Balloon Design, Systems, and Theory; Preflight Planning; Weather Theory and Reports; The National Airspace System; Layout to Launch; In-Flight Maneuvers; Landing and Recovery; Aeromedical Factors; The Instructional Process; The Gas Balloon; etc..." |
Parachute Rigger Handbook
"...This handbook is primarily intended to assist individuals who are preparing for the parachute rigger airman knowledge test and the oral and practical test. The material presented in this handbook is appropriate for senior and master parachute riggers..."
Parachute Design and Construction; Parachute Materials; Parachute Operations; Parachute Inspection and Packing; Hands Tools,Sewing Machines, and the Parachute Loft; Repairs, Alterations, and Manufacture; Canopy and Line; Alteration; etc..." PARACHUTING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Parachuting
PARACHUTE JUMP CALCULATION - J. Kallend Parachute Jump Calculator
WING LOAD CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Wing Load Calculators include
Current Wingload Calculator..." Gliding - Soaring
Glider Flying Handbook
Components and Systems; Aerodynamics of Flight; Flight Instruments; Glider Performance; Preflight and Ground Operations; Launch and Recovery Procedures and Flight Maneuvers; Abnormal and Emergency Procedures; Soaring Weather; Soaring Techniques; etc..." TOW PILOT COURSE - Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF) Multimedia Tow Pilot Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tow Pilot" Course Chapters include
Takeoff Planning; Standard American Soaring Signals - Ground Signals; Take Off and Climb; Tow Positions, Turns, and Release; Cross-Country Aerotow; etc..." GLIDING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
GLIDER WINCH LAUNCH SIMULATION - L. Bogan, Bludenose Soaring Club & the Department of Physics, Arcadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada Glider Winch Launch Simulation
GLIDER SPEED-TO-FLY CALCULATOR: FOR SOARING - B. Hanson, Department of Chemistry, St. Olaf College, Morthfield, Minnesota VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Glider Speed-to-Fly Calculator
CROSS-COUNTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Cross-Country Calculator allows you to
TASK PLANNING - Arizona Soaring Association Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Task Planning Database
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Scale Conversion Calculators include:
Scale UP Conversion Calculator..." SCALE SPEED CONVERSION CALCULATORS & APPLETS
Scale Speed Calculator INPUT Values include:
SCALE SPEED CALCULATOR - Western Reserve Division, Mid-Central Region Division 5, National Model Railroad Association, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Scale Speed Calculator INPUT Values include:
MODEL AIRPLANES (WITH MOTORS & GLIDERS) CALCULATORS & APPLETS
BASIC MODEL AIRPLANE CALCULATOR - Geistware of Indiana VERY EXTENSIVE. Basic Model Airplane Calculator "...is designed to give the measurements for a very basic model using non tapered wings..." Model Airplane Calculators include:
Wing Calculator; Fuselage Calculator; Strip Ailerons Calculator; Stip Calculator; Vertical Fin Calculator; Horizontal Stab Calculator; etc..." Airfoil Calculators & Applets JAVAFOIL: ANALYSIS OF AIRFOILS (JAVA APPLET) - M. Hepperle, Braunschweig, Germany VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Analysis of Airfoils Calculator is
Center of Gravity Calculators & Applets AIRCRAFT CENTER OF GRAVITY CALCULATOR - R/C Model Aircraft & Aerodynamics VERY EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Center of Gravity
Stabiliser Root Chord; Stabiliser Tip Chord; Stabiliser Sweep Distance; Stabiliser Half Span; Distance between both LE's; Type of Stabiliser..." Electric Motor Calculators ELECTRIC MOTOR CALCULATOR - Diversity Model Aircraft VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Electric Motor Calculator Model Airplanes INIUT Values include
Prop Selection; Battery Selection; Speed Controller..." MOTOR OFFSET CALCULATOR - Giant Scale Aerobatic Model Airplanes Model Airplane Motor Offset Calculator
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JAVAPROP: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PROPELLERS - M. Hepperle, Braunschweig, Germany VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. JavaProp
Distribution of Airfoil Lift and Drag Coefficients along the Radius; Thrust or the available Shaft Power; Density of the Medium..."
PROPELLER BLOCK CALCULATORS - Matt Keveney VERY EXTENSIVE. Propeller Block Calculators include:
Dimension a Custom-sized Block Calculator; Find the Pitch of a specified X-block Calculator..." Tuned Pipe Designer for a 2 Stroke Piston Engine Calculators & Applets JAVAPIPE: TUNED PIPE DESIGNER - M. Hepperle, Braunschweig, Germany VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. JavaPipe
"...The calculations are assuming a speed of sound in the exhaust gas, which is not known exactly; also, it depends on the temperature and thus on fuel/air mixture and external conditions..." Wing Loading Calculators & Applets WING LOADING CALCULATOR - Madsen's Web Site Wing Loading Calculator INPUT Values include:
MODEL ROCKETS CALCULATORS & APPLETS
BEGINEERS GUIDE TO MODEL ROCKETS - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Rocket Course (Text, Images, Simulations, Applets & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Glenn Research Center's "Model Rockets" Courses Chapters include
Rocket Motion; Stability & Control; Comptressed Air Rockets; Bottle Rockets; Model Rockets; Full Scale Rockets; Aerodynamic Force; Science & Math Fundamentals; Fluid Dynamics; Static Gases; etc..." ROCKETMODLER II (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY VERY VEXTENSIVE. With RocketModler II
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WATER ROCKET SIMULATION - C. Heath, ManageSoft Corp, Victoria, Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Water Rocket Simulation
Water Rocket Simulation INPUT Values include
Bottle Diameter; Coefficient Drag; Dry Mass; etc..."
Altitude Graph; Speed Graph; Acceleration Graph; etc..." WATER ROCKET SIMULATION - Water-Rockets.com, Redmond, Washington VERY EXTENSIVE. Water Rocket Simulation
Nozzle Diameter; Motor Length; Dry Weight; etc..." Model Rocketry Tools: Calculators & Applets MODEL ROCKETRY CALCULATORS - Essence's Model Rocketry Reviews, EMRR VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Rocketry Calculators include
Transition/Shroud Calculator; Descent Rate Calculator; Calculate Streamer Size; etc..." Model Rocket Altitude Calculators & Applets MODEL ROCKET ALTITUDE CALCULATOR - T.E. Beach, University of New Mexico, Los Alamos VERY EXTENSIVE. Model Rocket Altitude Calculator INPUT Values include:
Select Engine; Number of Engines in Cluster; Select Tube; etc..." MODEL ROCKET ALTITUDE PREDICTOR SINGLE STAGE - M. Sullivan VERY EXTENSIVE. "...This page drives a rocket simulation program which will project the peak altitude and other flight profile information about a model rocket..." For more information see Mark Sullivan's Home Page Model Rocket Motor Testing Calculators & Applets MCC CERTIFIED MOTOR INDEX - Canadian Association of Rocketry VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Each "Model Rocket Motor Certification" includes
Manufacturer; Manufacturer Designation; CAR Designation; Test Date; Certified Until; Single-Use, Reload or Hybrid; Motor Dimensions; Loaded Weight; Total Impulse; Maximum Thrust; etc..." THRUSTCURVE MOTOR TESTING DATABASE - ThrustCurve.org VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Model Rocket Motor Performance Data for each Manufacturer includes:
Brand Name; Common Name; Motor Type; Diameter; Length; Total Weight; Propeller Weight; Average Thrust; Maximum Thrust; Total impulse; Burn Time; etc..." Model Rocket Parachutes & Descent Rate Calculators & Applets MODEL ROCKET DESCENT CALCULATOR - Jordan Hiller Model Rocket Descent Calculator
Parachute Diameter; Shape of your Parachute; etc..." |
ASTRONOMICAL COORDINATES CALCULATORS HELIOCENTRIC TRAJECTORY CALCULATORS HEASARC TOOLS: CALCULATORS - NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Sciences Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. HEASARC Web Tools are
NH Column Density: Determine Neutral Hydrogen Column Density by Target Coordinates Multiplex Energy Converter: Energy/Frequency/Wavelength Converter WebSpec: Simulate Spectral Data for Missions/Instruments X-Ray Background Tool: Calculate Average X-ray Background Count Rates from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey Diffuse Background Maps xTime: Convert RXTE and Swift Times to other Time Systems and Formats and vice versa HEXTErock: HEXTE Cluster Background Positions on the Sky Heliocentric Trajectories for Selected Spacecraft, Planets, and Comets:
Orbital Mechanics
Examples from over "16" Orbits Calculators include
INTERACTIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE SHAPES OF PLANETARY OBJECTS - R.L. Bowman Multimedia Interactive Investigation of the Shapes of Planetary Orbits (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "Interactive Investigation of the Shapes of Planetary Orbits" includes
Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion; Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion..." KEPLER'S EQUATION FOR ELLIPTICAL MOTION, A NUMBERICAL SOLUTION UTILITY - AKiTi.ca, David Binner, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Kepler's Equation for Elliptical Motion, a Numerical Solution Utility:
ORBIT INTEGRATION PROGRAMS - CALCULATORS - D.P. Hamilton, Department of Astronomy, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Astronomy Workshop Tools; Astronomy Workshop or the Department of Astronomy
Projectile Motion
Projectile Motion Calculator (Drag directly proportional to speed) INPUT Values include:
Rockets
Rocket Science 101: Build a Rocket - Launch a Mission
SOUNDING ROCKET (JAVA APPLET) - J. Köppen, Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France VERY EXTENSIVE. Sounding Rocket Calculator
Efficiency Cross Section; Chute Cross Section; etc..." Satellites
Tracking Applications include
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Examples of "Aircraft Systems Engineering: Shuttle" Course Lectures include
Propulsion-Space Shuttle Main Engines; Landing and Mechanical System; OMS, RCS, Fuel Cells, Auxiliary Power Unit and Hydraulic Systems; Aerothermodynamics; Guidance, Navigation and Control; Design Process as it Relates to the Shuttle; EVA and Robotics on the Shuttle; Systems Engineering for Space Shuttle Payloads; etc..." Space Flight
Atmospheric Flight of a Launch Vehicle
HEASARC CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
HEASARC Web Tools are
NH Column Density: Determine Neutral Hydrogen Column Density by Target Coordinates Multiplex Energy Converter: Energy/Frequency/Wavelength Converter WebSpec: Simulate Spectral Data for Missions/Instruments X-Ray Background Tool: Calculate Average X-ray Background Count Rates from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey Diffuse Background Maps xTime: Convert RXTE and Swift Times to other Time Systems and Formats and vice versa HEXTErock: HEXTE Cluster Background Positions on the Sky SPACECRAFT COORDINATES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Heliocentric Trajectories for Selected Spacecraft, Planets, and Comets:
SSCWEB LOCATOR GRAPHICS, LOCATOR TABULAR, QUERY, ETC. - Satellite Situation Center (SSCWeb) Systems & Service, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Satellite Situation Center (SSCWeb) Systems & Services
SPACECRAFT/PLOT TYPE SELECTION - INTERACTIVE - Satellite Situation Center (SSCWeb) Systems & Service, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Spacecraft/Plot Type Selection
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