Applied Aerodynamics Links
Loosely Organized
Michael Selig
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dept of Aerospace Engineering
Last update 11/22/04
Articles, Projects, and Resources
UIUC Airfoil Data Site
UIUC Low-Speed Airfoil Tests
PROFOIL-WWW:
Airfoil design on the web
Airfoil droplet trajectory calculation page
NASA Glenn: FoilSim:
A simple interactive airfoil simulator
Naval Postgraduate School online airfoil panel code
from Prof Kevin Jones
Bicycle Aerodynamics
from Prof A.J. Smits
Wright Flyer Online
Decavitator Human-Powered Hydrofoil
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
AR-5 Homebuilt Article
Propeller History
Development of the Swift Foot-Launched Sailplane
Nonplanar Wings
from Ilan Kroo
The Tiny World of Mesicopters
from Ilan Kroo, pictures and movies
Micro Aerial Vehicles
Applied Aero Digital Text
from Desktop Aeronautics
Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics: Aerodyn.org
from Antonio Filippone
NACA Digital Library:
Includes many of the NACA repts from 1917 to 1958.
NASA Technical Reports Server
NASA Langley Technical Reports Citation List
NASA Dryden Technical Reports Server
Peter Bradshaw's Bibliography of Turbulent Flows
Martin Hepperle's Site:
Airfoil aerodynamics and much more.
The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage
from David Lednicer
Loftin, L.K., Subsonic Aircraft: Evolution and the Matching of Size to Performance, NASA RP-1060
(NASA_RP-1060.pdf, 12 MB)
Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft - SP-468
Wind tunnels of NASA - SP-440:
An excellent book on-line
Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight - NASA SP-367
NASA Histories On-Line:
More on-line SP-xxx publications from NASA
More NASA History publications
Aerodynamics for Students
from the University of Sydney
NASA Glenn: Learning Technologies Project
NASA Glenn: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics
NASA Glenn: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics Index
Downloadable Aerodynamics Software
from Prof Bill Mason
NASA Public Domain Aeronautical Software
on CD-ROM from Ralph Carmichael
NASA Facts Online.
Memoirs of NACA Pilot Bob Champine
NREL Wind Energy Bibliography
Hoerner's books on Lift and Drag
Standard Atmosphere Properties
Flug Revue: Picture Gallery and Aircraft Data
National Air and Space Museum: Aeronautics Division
Wind Turbine Aerodynamics (Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association)
Aircraft 3-view drawings
(from Dan Raymer's web site)
Aerodynamics in Sports Equipment
from UC Davis
Project Ornithopter
from Prof James DeLaurier
Speed Sailing
Many current UAVs
Flow Visualization
LEX vortex on the F18
Oil flow viz of a laminar separation bubble
Aerodynamics Course Materials
Virginia Tech: Applied Computational Aerodynamics, and more
Univ of Maryland: ENAE 631 - Helicopter Aerodynamics I
Univ of Maryland: ENAE 632 - Helicopter Aerodynamics II
TU Delft: Aerodynamics Courses
Stanford: AA 208 - Aerodynamic Modeling for Simulation and Control
Penn State: Hands-on Radio Control Aircraft.
Freshman seminar course.
Groups, Organizations, and Companies
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
UIUC Aircraft Icing Research Group
UIUC Smart Icing System Project
NASA Homepage
NREL National Wind Technology Center
Riso Wind Energy
Onera Applied Aerodynamics
Stanford Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group
TU Delft
University of Maryland Rotorcraft Aerodynamics Group
Georgia Tech Experimental Aerodynamics Group
Academy of Model Aircraft
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Groen Brothers Aviation:
developing a modern autogyro or gyroplane.
Links to Links, References
More Links to Aero Reports Online
Links from Georgia Tech
Fluid Dynamics Links
from A.J. Smits, Princeton University.
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International:
Many good UAV links
Cranfield Lib Aerodynamics and CFD Links
CFD Online Links
Aircraft Design Sites
maintained by
Dan Raymer
Aero/Fluids Links
from K. Visser, Clarkson University. More
links
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Bird and Insect Flight References
Sport Ball Aerodynamics
from Rabindra D. Mehta
Google Web: Science > Technology > Aerospace > Aeronautics > Aerodynamics
University Design Competitions, aircraft related
AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition
SAE Aero Design Competition
AUVS Aerial Robotics Compeition
... what am I missing? Please email me with your links.
Misc Links, not Applied Aero
Units Conversion:
A long list (originally from http://po.path.med.umich.edu/conversiontxt.htm, currently a broken link, Oct-05).
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