Pathfinder: Locating Information About Aircraft

Scope|Overview Sources|Directories|Legal Regulations|Performance Reviews|Statistics|Circulating Books|Civil Aircraft|Commercial Aircraft|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Videos 

SCOPE: There are many sources in the library that provide information on aircraft. This pathfinder will focus on those resources that provide historical information on specific aircraft as well as the aviation industry in general. Sources that cover reviews and statistics on specific aircraft will also be covered. Subjects covered include both civil and commercial aircraft. 

SUBJECT HEADINGS 

Books dealing with aircraft are listed in the Baddour librarys online catalog under the following subject headings:

Cessna (airplanes)
Aeronautics, Commercial
Jet planes
Airplanes Piloting 

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF TL 515.A85 Aviation, the Pioneer Years
REF TL 515.C56 1992 Chronicle of Aviation
REF TL 515.B23 1994 Flight and Flying: A Chronology 
REF TL 685.7.E534 2001 The illustrated directory of modern commercial aircraft
REF TL 509.G27 1990 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of General Aviation
REF TL670.J33 Janes All the Worlds Aircraft
REF TL 670.E52 Janes Encyclopedia of General Aviation 
REF TL 685.7 U57 2000 The vital guide to commercial aircraft and airliners 

DIRECTORIES

REF TL726.2.A56 AOPAs Airport Directory (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
REF TL512.N38NBAA Directory (National Business Aviation Association Directory)
REF TL501.I57 Janes International ABC Aerospace Directory 
REF TL512.W92 World Aviation Directory and Buyers Guide 

LEGAL REGULATIONS 

REF TL 710.F3 Aim/Far Federal Aviation Regulations
REF TL710.1 .A244 Advisory Circulars 

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS 

REF HD 9711.AlA36 The Aircraft Bluebook Price Digest
REF TL 671.A93 Aviation Consumer Used Aircraft Guide
REF TL 685.4.A38 Airliner Price Guide 

*Also see the library's Aircraft Review Index

STATISTICS

REF TL521.A2415 Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Route Air Carrier
REF TL 501.A818 Aerospace Facts & Figures
REF HE 9803.A1A9 Aviation and Aerospace Almanac 

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

CIVIL AIRCRAFT 

Bowers, Peter M. Piper Cubs. Blue Ridge Summit, A: TAB Books, 1993.

Brady, Tim. The American Aviation Experience: A History. Carbondale, Ill: Southern Illinois University Press, 2000.

March, Peter R. Light Aircraft Recognition. Vergennes, VT: Plymouth Press, 1997.

Rendall, David. Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Safety Review, Piper Cherokee & Arrow, Models PA-28 & PA-28R. Frederick, MD: AOPA Air Safety Foundation, 1994. 

Safety Review: Mooney M20Series: Models M20 through M20M. Frederick, MD: AOPA Safety Foundation, 1995.

Thompson, R.W. Airlife's General Aviation. England: Airlife, 1995.

Winkowski, Frederic. 100 Planes, 100 Years: The First Century of Aviation. New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1998.

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT 

Campion-Smith, Bruce. Boeing 777. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan, 1997.

Frieberg, Kevin. Nuts! Southwest Airlines Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success. Austin, Texas: Bard Books, 1996.

Heppenheimer, T.A. Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation. New York: J.Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Simpson, R.W. Airlife's Commercial Aircraft and Airliners. Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1999. 

Smith, Henry Ladd. Airways: The History of Commercial Aviation in the United States. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. 

Thurston, David B. The World's Most Significant and Magnificent Aircraft: Evolution of the Modern Airplane. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 2000. 

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focuses on the topic of aircraft are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

A/C Flyer
Airline Business
Airways 
Aopa Pilot
Aviation Consumer
Aviation Week& Space Technology
Business & Commercial Aviation 
FAA Aviation News 
Flying
Focus on Commercial Aviation Safety
GA News 
Plane & Pilot
Private Pilot
Professional Pilot 
Regional Airline World 

VIDEOS

Beechjet 400 TL 686.B36 B44 1995
Bendix/King KLN 89B (transitioning to GPS approaches) TL 696.A77 B46 1995
Boeing vs the World HD 9711 .B86 1981
737-700 PTQ Boeing  TL 686.B65 A15
Cessna Citation TL 686.C43 C47 1992 
Chasing the Sun: A Century of Flight TL 515.C43 2001
Golden Age and Beyond: Dreams of Flight TL 515.D73 1993
Multiengine TL 711 .T85 M85 1996
21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 TL 724.5.B65 T84 1995
Your Cessna 210: Operations and Systems TL 686.C47 Y68 1984
777, First Flight TL 686.B65 F67 1994