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Provides citations, abstracts and some full text articles to aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, meteorology, communications and space sciences journal articles, conference proceedings, NASA documents, and technical reports.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1962 - present Full Text: Partial
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
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Aviation, aerospace and homeland security news articles, as well as market updates and industry data. Click show more below for help logging in.
Coverage: 1997 - present Full Text: Complete
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To print an article, use the printer icon located to the side of the article title, rather than the browser print function.
Browse individual publications including Aviation Week & Space Technology 100-yr Archive by clicking on CURRENT & PAST ISSUES on the right end of the menu bar.
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Search the entire database using the magnifying glass to the right of the MY AWIN icon.
Search for company, fleet or articles using the icons in the Search By banner towards the top of your screen.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "alternative fuels"
Mouse over the Markets category at the top of the screen to access a drop down menu full of featured and recent content on a range of topics.
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Limited to one user at a time. Please click Logout when finished. Provides independent market intelligence, analysis, news, country profiles, route maps, financials, and data services for the worldwide aviation industry.
The CAPA Centre for Aviation database allows for one user at a time. If you are unable to access CAPA, please try again later.
Please log out of CAPA when finished. The logout command can be found under the Welcome, Hunt Library! menu option at the top of the page.
A link to a Glossary can be found in the footer menu bar at the bottom of any page in the database.
How to cite static information (such as a report) downloaded from CAPA (APA format):
CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). Title of document. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA – Centre for Aviation. (2015). CAPA country report: Iran. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/reports/
How to cite data generated from CAPA (APA format):
CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). [Description of data requested]. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (2015). [Fleet search for Aircraft Model Airbus A300]. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/data/fleet/#search/asat=9-Oct-2015&model=43/p1
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To search for news articles and other information, enter search terms in the Search the CAPA site box in the upper right corner, then hit the enter key.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "aviation biofuel"
Click News to see current articles from all CAPA publications.
Hover over Analysis to access reports, videos, research publications, and more on various aviation industry topics.
Hover over Data to access fleet data and profiles of aviation-related entities and organizations.
To access older issues of CAPA publications, hover over Welcome, Hunt Library! and select Download Publications.
Aviation and aerospace industry news, data and other related information services. Contains technical and operational information on a range of sectors including defense, business aviation, finance, MRO, spaceflight and training.
Vendor: CIRIUM Coverage: 1909 - present Full Text: Complete
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NETWORKS tab data is limited to only scheduled routes information and no network analysis.
To return to the main page, click the CIRIUM logo in the upper left corner of any page.
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To perform a simple keyword search, click the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner of the home page to open the Search box, enter the desired terms, and press the Enter key.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: fuel* will find fuels, fueling, etc.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "alternative fuels"
Click the NEWS tab in the menu bar to limit general news articles by category, date, location, and article type. (If the Search box is open, click the upward arrow to close it and reveal the News and other tabs.)
Click the COMPANIES tab to locate company profiles for airlines, airports, and MRO providers.
Click the INDUSTRY UPDATES tab to limit industry news articles by category and date.
Click the FLEETS tab to locate fleet data by market groupings (i.e., type of aircraft), manufacturer, and geographic location.
Click the REPORTS tab for full-text reports on various topics, as well as issues of the trade publications Airline Business and Flight International.
Part of the Smithsonian Collections Online, this database contains primary documents such as photographs, diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks, draft technical specifications and government documents related to early flight, inventions, the military and the commercial airline industry and much more.
Vendor: Smithsonian Collections Online by Gale Full Text: Complete
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In the search results, click on the title of the document to open the entire document.
Log in using your ERAU email address. Limited to five users at a time. Please click Logout when finished. Provides full-text access to All the World's Aircraft, Aero-Engines, Airport Review, International Defense Review, News Module, and more.
Vendor: IHS Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete
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Limited to 5 users at a time. Please click Log out in the upper right of the screen when finished.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft is divided into three sections: Development & Production, In Service, and Unmanned.
All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production contains information on civil and military aircraft. All the World's Aircraft: In Service contains information on aircraft upgrades.
Jane's World Airlines is no longer available within this database.
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Contains citations and many links to full-text books, journal articles, technical reports, and conference proceedings from the Transportation Research Board.
Coverage: 1960 - present Full Text: Partial
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "unmanned aerial vehicles."
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: pilot* will find pilot, pilots, piloting, etc.
Connect search terms with AND: operator* AND fatigue
Use the menu on the right of a search results page for more advanced search options or to narrow your results.
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Searches declassified Department of Defense and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related documents from the Defense Technical Information Center.
Vendor: Defense Technical Information Center Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Documents are sometimes reclassified and no longer accessible.
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DTIC does not support wildcard (truncation) searching.
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McGraw-Hill resources and publications including instructional videos and classic books such as Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers and Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook.
Vendor: McGraw-Hill Full Text: Complete
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Downloadable Excel Spreadsheet Calculators covering a range of common calculations across several disciplines are available. Click on Spreadsheets.
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To conduct a search with multiple terms or phrases, use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: paper AND core
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To view other sections available in a book, click on the book title (Source) below the citation.
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Bookshelves are based on your ERNIE login. (Older versions of bookshelves were overridden.)
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue. Connectors must be capitalized.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
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