Guide to Aviation / Aeronautics Research
Reference Books
The following sources can be found either online or in the Hilton M. Briggs Library collection. These sources may provide pertinent and related information regarding your topic.
Aeronautical
Dictionary. (Reference TL509 .U5a)
Air
Dates. (Reference TL515 .P3a) A reference on aeronautical history.
Aviation
Space Dictionary. (Reference TL509 A9
1980)
Code
names dictionary; a guide to code names, slang, nicknames, journalese, and
similar terms: aviation, rockets and missiles, military, aerospace, meteorology,
atomic energy, communications, and others.
(Reference PE1693 .R8c)
Dictionary
of aeronautics; English, French, German, Italian, Spanish. (Reference TL509
.A35d)
Dictionary
of aeronautical engineering. (Reference TL509
.N3d)
Dictionary
of air transport and traffic control. (Reference TL509 .O53 1984)
Encyclopedia
of Technical Aviation. (Reference TL509 .B75 2003)
The encyclopedia of US spacecraft. (Reference TL788 .Y4 1985)
Encyclopedia
of American business history and biography : the airline industry.
(Reference TL509 .E54 1992)
Encyclopedia
of Women in Aviation and Space. (Reference
TL539 .W395 1998)
International
handbook of aerospace awards and trophies. (Reference TL537 I58)
Jane's
all the world's aircraft. (Reference TL501 .J3)
Jane's
Encyclopedia of Aviation. (Reference
TL509 J36 1980)
Jordanoff's
Illustrated aviation dictionary. (Reference
TL509 .J6i)
Milestones
of flight. (Reference TL515 .T37 1983)
The
new dictionary & handbook of aerospace, with special sections on the moon
and lunar flight. (Reference TL509 .M3n)
South
Dakota airport directory. (Reference HE9797.5.U52 S8)
Space-age
acronyms; abbreviations and designations. (Reference TL788 .M6s2)
Space
almanac : facts, figures, names, dates, places, lists, charts, tables, maps
covering space from earth to the edge of the universe. (Reference QB500 .C87
1990)
United
States Air Force : a dictionary. (Reference UG633 .U624 1992)
This guide is only an
introduction to locating materials on this topic.
For more in-depth information or for assistance in using these sources, ask a
librarian.
This guide was created and is
updated by
Laura M. Wight
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Updated: 12 February 2008 by me