by William Eric McFadden
revision 03272012-1457
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Aviation & Space Exploration by William Eric McFadden revision 03272012-1457 |
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"To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home." -- anonymous |
Aviation Museums (return to top)
EAA AirVenture Museum in OshKosh (and B-17 Aluminum Overcast, on tour)
Historical Aircraft Squadron, Lancaster, Ohio -- sponsors of the annual "Wings of Victory Airshow" in August
Tri-State Warbird Museum, Clermont County (Ohio) Airport
Ohio Valley Wing, Commemorative Air Force with Carin' Belle, Bolton Field
Champaign Aviation Museum, Urbana, Ohio
MAPS Air Museum, Akron-Canton Airport
David Clark--aviation headsets
Alpha Industries, makers of the Authentic USAF MA-1 flight jacket
U.S. Cavalry
Ace Jackets
U.S. Wings
Flying Tiger Surplus
Flight Line Design
IMS-PLUS Military Surplus
History Preservation Associates, retailer of high-quality jackets, uniforms, and watches
Historic Aviation
Thomas Name Tages--custom flightsuit nametags
William & Williams--custom flightsuit nametags and patches
Aircraft Records--"Only the Fumes are Missing"
Miscellaneous (aviation) (return to top)
The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends 2007 & P51 Store; source for the book Legends in the Air
Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson's P-51 Mustang "Old Crow"; Anderson is the author of To Fly and Fight.
Marshall Stelzriede's Wartime Story, the Experiences of a B-17 Navigator During World War II
Buy the B-17 Flying Legend DVD at Flight Line Design
Buy the Bush Pilots of Alaska DVD at StrangeBirds.com
MaxAir2Air -- aviation photography by Max Haynes
Joe Olivia Aviation Photography --"civilian artist in residence" for the Wisconsin ANG
Bernard Zee Photography, with warbird galleries
Code One magazine
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"Man must rise above the Earth -- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." -- Socrates |
Space Travel: Civilian Programs (return to top)
Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites & Tier One Private Manned Space Program
Article: Richard Branson and Burt Rutan Form Spacecraft Building Company at Space.com
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From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams:
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Mars Exploration
Mars Microrover Telecommunications--Mars Pathfinder Microrover radio systems
Photo Gallery--"an attempt to bring as many of NASA's still images as (they) can find to one location"
NASA Observatorium--a public access site for Earth and space data
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Basics of Space Flight at JPL--an online tutorial
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal--archived audio
NASA History Program Office (and index)
Apollo Project Library--"The Most Epic Journey in History"
Museums (space) (return to top)
Miscellaneous (space) (return to top)
The Lunar Resources Company--a private company whose goal is to establish an enduring private space program
The Full Moon Atlas at Lunar Republic
US Naval Observatory
This is a collection of links that I have found useful or interesting, either professionally or personally. It is maintained for my own use, and is subject to change at any time. No claims are made to completeness, accuracy, or competence. No endorsement of any site, individual, product, or corporation is intended. With these caveats, anyone is welcome to browse these links or to use this page.
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