An Annotated Bibliography of
The Airplanes: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Warwick, Graham. Unmanned Ambition: Northrop Grumman Completes First X-47B as U.S. Navy Expands Demonstration Plans. Aviation Week and Space Technology. 15 December 2008.

This article tells the story of the U.S. Navy’s unmanned combat air system (UCAS) created by the Northrop Grumman, proving that tailless flying wing cannot only land on a carrier, but also refuels autonomously. This plane was developed to increase the standoff of the carrier strike group from potential anti-access threats. This fighter plane will be having its first flight on November, 2009. The writer of this article is reliable as he is the senior editor-technology of the Aviation Week and Space Technology. This article is providing useful information in the future of fighter planes in the military.



Wall, Robert. Design Check: Airbus Graduates the A350 to the Next Development Phase. Aviation Week and Space Technology. 5 January 2009.

This article is all about the final phase of the development of a new aircraft in the transportation category by Airbus. Even though Airbus is suffering from financial difficulty, they are now approaching its final assembly. As Airbus official was quoted, “A350 will be transformed from concept into reality”. But, Airbus is not releasing it until 2013. The writer of this article, who lives in Paris, is dependable as he is the international editor of the Aviation Week and Space Technology. This article is relevant to the topic because it discusses the future of the airplane even though there are weight and design problems being encountered by Airbus.



Norris, Guy. Push or Pull: ‘Puller’ Open Rotor Concept is Main Trust for Rolls as GE Makes First Test Blades. Aviation Week and Space Technology. 24 November 2008.

This article is focused in the performance test of a RB2011 pusher open rotor, a part of the airplane, which was developed by airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce. It explained the advantages and disadvantages of the rotor, the flow interactions between the blades and inlet form the focus for initial puller concept studies at Rolls-Royce, and the pitch change mechanism development work being studied under the open rotor program at GE. The writer of this article is reliable as he is the senior editor of the Aviation Week and Space Technology. He is also a renowned author of different aviation books. This article is relevant to the topic because it deals with the parts of the airplane particularly on the engine inlet that could have implications on noise and performance.



Mecham, Michael, Neelam Mathews, and David A. Fulghum. Maritime Advance: India Breaks the Ice for Boeing on International P-8 Orders. Aviation Week and Space Technology. 12 January 2009.

This article is all about the Boeing P-8 Poseidon long-range maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine warfare aircraft being bought by India. With the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, this type of aircraft has the capability to defend the nation and can be used for surveillance purposes too. In addition, the airplane can immediately locate and identify emitters, monitor communications, conduct traffic analyses and map individual networks and can determine what elements of a network could be jammed or otherwise attacked to limit or manipulate communications. One of the writers Michael Mecham is the bureau chief of the Aviation Week in the United States, while Neelam Mathews is the contributing editor of the Aviation Week in the Asia Pacific. He also writes for MICE Industry, editorial director for MRO Asia 2009 based in Hong Kong. David A. Fulghum is an experienced Navy officer and is a graduate of journalism in Angelo State University, Texas. He authored several books about military aviation and a combat news reporter during the Clinton Administration. Currently, he is the senior military editor of Aviation Week. This article has a logical connection to the aviation industry as it deals with the advancement and modernization of India.



Ison, David. Deciphering Accident Statistics: Digging Beyond the Numbers for the Complete Story. Plane and Pilot Magazine, 2009.

This article tells the statistics of the accident in the aviation industry and covers the mortality rate between car accidents and airplane accidents. It also covers the story of flying a business type aircraft and the experience of the people flying with the airplane. The writer of this article has an impressive educational background and work experience. He is an alumnus of Auburn University. He became a flight instructor and a pilot for ATA Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines-Delta Connection. A member of the Aircrafts Operators and Pilots Association (AOPA), National Association of Flight Instructors, and other aviation related organizations. Currently, he is the AOPA Airport Support Network representative for the Logan International Airport and Federal Aviation Administration safety team representative and a professor at Rocky Mountain College. This article is relevant to the topic as it has facts and statistics regarding airplane accidents and it concludes that flying is safer than riding a motorcycle or a car. In addition, pilots are the primary cause of accidents.



Wegener, Peter P. What Makes Airplanes Fly? History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics, Second Edition. New York, 1997.

This book addressed to all readers whose interest is the concept of how an airplane fly. It tells the aerodynamics of flight from low-speed craft to supersonic airliners and the fundamentals of basic mechanics and fluid mechanics, the physics underlying aerodynamics. It has a brief history of man’s attempts to fly from the early days to the first successful flight and beyond. The author was a former Harold Hodgkinson Professor Emeritus and was the chairman of the Department of Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University. He played a significant role in the development of hypersonic wild tunnels and gas lasers. This book has been used throughout the country and in Europe to teach high school and college students about aeronautics and scientific thoughts. This is relevant to the topic as it explains the concept of airplane.



Boyne, Walter J. The Leading Edge. New York, 1986.

This book focused on one of the parts of an airplane, which is the leading edge. It refers to any device or system used in aviation that extends the capability of an aircraft to its farthest limits. The limits can be speed, altitude, range, maneuverability, safety, or combinations of all. This book explains the development of all metal aircraft and its demand in the economy. The author of this book is reliable as he was the former director of the National Air and Space Museum. This book has useful information for the topic as it deals with the importance of safety, excitement of flying, and the future of the leading edge.



Echaore-McDavid, Susan. Career Opportunities in Aviation and the Aerospace Industry. New York, 2005.

This book provides information about the different professions in the aviation industry and the career options available in a range of work settings, from airlines and airports to government agencies, the military, and manufacturers. The author of this book is reliable as she is a world renowned writer and editor of over 50 books. She graduated her bachelor’s degree in San Francisco State University. This book is relevant to the topic as it contains job opportunities in the aviation industry. Without these people, the production and advancement of airplane will be stagnant.



Ethell, Jeffrey L. Frontiers of Flight. Smithsonian Books Washington, D.C. Orion Books New York, 1992.

This book tells the progress of the aviation industry and how it touches the human lives. It tells stories and events surrounding the aircraft and the people who designed and flew them, the reader will take a trip through a time of human, financial, industrial, and military interactions that stunned the world. This book emphasized that aviation is not only dominated by men but by women also. The author is dependable as he wrote a lot of books regarding airplanes and its history. This book is significant to the topic as it relates to the discovery of airplane and the people who devoted their time to prove that not only the birds can fly but also humans.



Chant, Christopher and John Batchelor: Illustrator. A Century of Triumph: The History of Aviation. New York, 2002.

This book tells the story of Wright Brothers, who discovered and piloted the first successful flight in the history of human kind. It tells stories how they conquer the air and how people followed their footsteps by creating various designs of airplanes flying into the air over Europe and America. And also, this book demonstrates the full richness of mankind’s flying craft. The author of this book is reliable as he is a freelance writer and editor specializing in aviation and military history. After graduating from Oxford University in 1968 he worked for Purnell and Orbis Publishers. He has written over seventy reference and airplane-buff histories. The illustrator of this book is a world class illustrator of aircraft and military images. He is also the illustrator for Time-Life and Reader’s Digest, created postage stamps for forty countries, exhibited his work around the world, and had been recognized and awarded by prestigious organizations. This book is being endorsed by the National Aviation Hall of Fame and The Aviation World’s Fair. This book is relevant to the topic as it discusses about the genius work of Wright Brothers and the relationship between man and airplane in its technical, social, political, economic, and emotional aspects.



Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the Environment Pioneering New Technologies.
[http://www.boeing.com/commercial/environment/technologies.html].

Boeing.com is the official website of the Boeing Company, one of the leading manufacturers of airplane. This website contains the products, the latest news, the investor relations, the business units, the affiliated countries, the location and contact telephone number of corporate office, among others. Being the official website of Boeing Company, this website is reliable. This website is relevant to the topic as it discusses the future of airplane using biofuels so as to reduce carbon emission and in support of green and polluted free environment.



National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Airplane Parts, Definitions and Function.
[http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/airplane.html].

Nasa.gov is a website being run by the government. It contains abut NASA, news and events, mission, and job opportunities. This website is reliable as it is run by the government. This specific topic is relevant because it explains the parts of airplane, its definitions and functions. In addition, it explains that airplanes have different configuration depending on the manufacturer.



National Transportation Safety Board: Ground Fire aboard Cargo Airplane ABX Air Flight 1611, Boeing 767-200, N799AX. San Francisco, California. 28 June 2008.
[http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2009/AAR0904.pdf].

Ntsb.gov is an official website of the National Transportation Safety Board that handles the investigation of transportation accidents, determine the probable causes of the accidents, issue safety recommendations, study transportation safety issues, and evaluate the safety effectiveness of government agencies involving transportation. This is a reliable website as it is an independent Federal agency. This is a report by the NTSB involving the accident of Boeing
767-200 operated by ABX Air that the cause of ground fire before the engine startup was the conductivity and the aging of oxygen hoses, the additional smoke detectors for the cargo planes, and the electrical grounding of oxygen systems. This is relevant and has useful information to the topic as it deals with the safety issues of the airplanes and to prove that pilots are not always the primary cause of accidents.



Thinkquest: Airplane.
[http://library.thinkquest.org/16541/eng/learn/library/content/airplane.htm].

Thinkquest.org is a website for teachers and students that need research for a certain topic. This is a reliable website as it can be contacted through e-mails and has a frequently ask questions link, help link, and a quick guide on how to use the website. It is very easy to use as it has category listings, too. This is a reliable website as it contains links to Boeing Company, and Airbus Company. This is relevant to the topic as it contains the history before the first successful flight of Wright Brothers.



The Early History of Flight. Part 1: Humans Try to Fly Like Birds. Around 400 BC-Flight in China.
[http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blearlyflight.htm].

About.com is a part of New York Times Company in which consumers can ask for help and guidance. This website has been awarded by the 2009 Webby Awards as the People’s Voice Winner. This is a reliable website as it has a contact person and its e-mail address. In addition, it has information for the cost of online advertisement. This is a relevant topic as it tells the story of the discovery of kite as well as the discovery of balloons and its inventors.