Aircraft information resources

Here is a list of external aircraft information resources. For information about specific aircraft models in FlightGear, see aircraft.

Aircraft resources

General

• Airlinercafe Detailed and high resolution pictures of major components on airliners. (Recommended)
• Avialogs.com Huge amount of aircraft and engine manuals. (Recommended)
• Civil Jet Aircraft Design
• Simviation- lots of 3-views
• Smart Cockpit
• Cockpit Panels: Many aircraft, both military and civilian, use military standards for size and configuration of panels. Good resources for these dimensions are the military standards MIL-F-25173A (for fasteners i.e. screws) and MS25212C for panel dimensions. A sample Blender file with all different panel sizes for these standards is available here.

Tire data

• Goodyear Aviation's Tire Databook

Diagrams and 3-views

See also Modeling Resources.

• http://www.seawings.co.uk/reference.htm Diagrams and other data on seaplanes
• http://www.aircraftdesign.com/acpix.html Lots of 3-views on prototype and experimental
• http://www.aviastar.org/index.html only helicopters

Airbus

A320

• http://www.airbusdriver.net
• http://www.e-flight.com/a320.htm

A340

• http://www.a340.net/

A380

• http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm

Boeing

737

• http://www.b737.org.uk/
• http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737family/

757

• http://www.757.org.uk

Cessna

C152

• Checklist
• Emergency Checklist
• Combined Checklist

C172

• C172N Pilot Operating Handbook
• http://www.fortmeadeflyingactivity.org/docs/c172p180_n9871fm_combined_procedures_checklist.pdf
• C172p180 POH Addendum
• Standard Procedures Checklist
• Emergency Procedures Checklist
• Combined Checklist

Grob

• http://freechecklists.net/Resources/Grob/G-115/

Mil

• Fantastic detail on most aspects of the Mi-2 and Mi-8 including detailed cockpit photos, system diagrams and descriptions from a former pilot (in German). Also excellent sections full of diagrams on aerodynamic theory for both fixed and rotary wing. http://nva-flieger.de/

Piper

Piper Arrow

• pa28r Checklist
• Emergency Procedures
• Combined Checklist

Gas Turbine Data

General

• Civilian Turbojet/Turbofan Specifications
• Military Turbojet/Turbofan Specifications

Manuals

See Aircraft manuals for the main article about this subject.