Aviation
Adopted at NSCC
List of Aviation Open Textbooks already adopted at NSCC.
Open Textbooks
Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, 3rd edition / CC BY
James F. Marchman III / University Libraries at Virginia Tech / 2021
Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, 3rd edition Intended for undergraduates, this text provides “stand alone” coverage of basic, subsonic, aircraft performance preceded by an introduction to the basics of aerodynamics that will provide a background sufficient to the understanding of the subjects to be studied in aircraft performance.
Counter Unmanned Aircarft Systems Technologies and Operations / CC BY-NC-SA
R. K. Nichols; J.J.C.H. Ryan; H.C. Mumm; C. Carter; W.D. Lonstein; and J.P. Hood / 2020
Hostile use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology is on the forefront of DoD defense and offensive planners.Our Counter-UAS (C-UAS) textbook has as its primary mission to educate and train resources who will enter the UAS / C-UAS field and trust it will act as a call to arms for military and DHS planners.
Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials / CC BY-NC-SA
by R.C. Alderliesten / Delft University of Technology / 2022
An introduction to the discipline of aerospace structures and materials. It is the first book to date that includes all relevant aspects of this discipline within a single work.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Cyber Domain: Protecting USA’s Advanced Air Assets / CC BY-NC-SA
R. K. Nichols; H.C. Mumm; W.D. Lonstein; C. M. Carter; and J.P. Hood / New Prairie Press Kansas State University Libraries / 2019
Textbook was developed to replace two expensive textbooks in four graduate classes in the KSU graduate UAS Cybersecurity Certificate program and the KSU Professional Masters in Technology specialty.
US Federal Aviation Materials
Aviation Handbooks & Manuals
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–General (FAA-H-8083-30A)
U.S. Department of Transportation / 2018
Designed to aid students enrolled in a formal course of instruction preparing for FAA certification as a
maintenance technician as well as for current technicians who wish to improve their knowledge. This volume contains information on mathematics, aircraft drawings, weight and balance, aircraft materials, processes and tools, physics, electricity, inspection, ground operations, and FAA regulations governing the certification and work of maintenance technician
Format: PDF
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–Airframe Volume 1(FAA-H-8083-31A)
U.S. Department of Transportation / 2018
Contains information on airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding. The handbook also contains an explanation of the units that make up the various airframe systems. Because there are so many different types of aircraft in use today, it is reasonable to expect that differences exist in airframe components and systems. To avoid undue repetition, the practice of using representative systems and units is carried out throughout the handbook.
Format: PDF
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–Airframe Volume 2 (FAA-H-8083-31A)
U.S. Department of Transportation / 2018
Contains information on airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding. The handbook also contains an explanation of the units that make up the various airframe systems. Because there are so many different types of aircraft in use today, it is reasonable to expect that differences exist in airframe components and systems
Format: PDF
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–Powerplant Volume 1 (FAA-H-8083-32A)
U.S. Department of Transportation / 2018
Contains information on airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
Format: PDF
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–Powerplant Volume 2 (FAA-H-8083-32A)
U.S. Department of Transportation / 2018
Contains an explanation of the units that make up each of the systems that bring fuel, air, and ignition together in an aircraft engine for combustion. It also contains information on engine construction features, lubrication systems, exhaust systems, cooling systems, cylinder removal and replacement, compression checks, and valve adjustments.
Format: PDF
Open Courses
Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering / CC BY-NC-SA
J.M. Hoekstra / Delft University of Technology / 2016
Media Format: Downloadable docs, Video
This course provides an overview of and an introduction to the fundamentals of aeronautics, using the history of aviation as a story line.
General Aviation Avionics System Integtation Course Pack
Neill E. Fulbright / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / 2003
Electronic and avionics systems installations coursepack designed for the ERAU Avionics Line Maintenance Program. Reproduced materials are used with permission, and restricted to ERAU students
Transport Category Aircraft Systems Course Pack
Mitch A. Geraci / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / 2001
The front half of the textbook addresses the Airbus A320 aircraft arranged in numerical order based in ATA chapters. The back half of the textbook addresses the Boeing 737NG aircraft arranged in numerical order based in ATA chapters.
Introduction to Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Edition CC BY-NC-SA
L. Davids and G Callum / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / 2018
