aerospacefacts.com is dedicated to publishing both up-to-date and historical information about aviation and space exploration. I publishes news, background information, reference material, and more.
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This website has an independent and experienced editorial team and is not 'sponsored' in any way, although we do accept advertisements. This ensures truly independent reporting equivalent to the highest standards in the traditional book and magazine publishing industry. Information is continually added, updated and checked. Our commitment is to accuracy and quality.
aerospacefacts.com features both technical and historical information with regard to aircraft, manufacturers, organizations, industry events and news, giving you comprehensive information, which can be searched and sorted in different ways.
On aerospacefacts.com you will be enjoying the information you are looking for, instead of endlessly searching for it!
The latest news from the world of aerospace, searchable by content.
A database filled with historical and technical information on aircraft from the past, present and future. It contains not only well-known aircraft, but also lesser known and unique one-off aircraft, ranging from hang gliders via experimental fighters to zeppelins.
A database of essays containing a wide variety of subjects, published as pdf, for you to read at your leisure!
A list of aircraft manufacturers from both past and present, with address and contact information. It can be searched and sorted by category, country etc.
A list of aerospace organizations with address and contact information. It can be searched and sorted by category, country etc.
A list of worldwide aerospace events with address and contact information. It can be searched and sorted by category, country, date etc.
A list of aerospace abbreviations and terms explained for your convenience.
A collection of unique photographs, most of which have never been published before, anywhere. New photographs will be added regularly.
In the 'News'-section selected news articles from the aerospace world can be found. These are displayed in a list, sorted by date, the most recent article on top. All news articles will remain available on this site permanently.
Specific items or areas of interest can be found by using the search-field on the top-left side of the page.
Use of search-field:
In the 'Essays'- section selected essays and articles from the aerospace world can be found. These essays have widely varying subjects and are intended to provide the reader with in-depth knowledge about its subject.
The essays are displayed in a list, sorted by date, the most recent essay on top. All essays will remain available on this site permanently. The essays can be downloaded and read in Acrobat Reader.
Specific items or areas of interest can be found by using the search-field on the top-left side of the page, only the title is searched, not the content.
Use of search-field:
In these sections you can find address and contact information of:
If you click the you will see all available information of that particular manufacturer/organization.
Manufacturers and organizations either have the status 'existant', 'not known' or 'Historic'. If a manufacturer is marked with an asterix (*) the company has ceased operations (status = 'Historic'); however it may still contain relevant contact information about the manufacturer i.e. the link to a website containing information about that manufacturer. Whenever new information becomes available these sections will be updated. These sections will be regularly checked for validity and accuracy.
The Manufacturers section is divided in 4 categories:
The sections 'Manufacturers' and 'Organizations' are composed according to certain rules and principles:
If you discover incomplete or inaccurate information in these sections, or if you want contact information of your organization published on 'www.aerospacefacts.com', please send an email to: info@aerospacefacts.com
Important - read this:
All events in the Calendar may be subject to change or cancellation! Contact the organization or check the website for up-to-date information about the event!
Search:
- searching can be done by 3 variables: per country, per month, per event. Complex searches are possible, any combination of of variables can be used.
To view the complete list of events again after a search either press on 'Events' on the left or press the 'c' (= clear) button on the right of the search-bar, then press 'search'.
Events are classified by one or more keywords depending on the event. Please note: there may be a certain amount of ambiguity about which keywords are applicable; try a few different, but associated ones, i.e. recreational aviation vs paramotors.
For the purpose of this Events 'exhibition' is synonymous with 'exposition' and 'convention' with 'conference'. For an event to be added to the Events attendence must be available to the general public or aerospace professionals.
Events that will not be considered for this Events are: 'seminars, workshops, courses, trainings, certificate programs and summits'. Furthermore, any event about aircraft modelling, (PC) flight simulators or defence/transportation in general will not be published.
If you find incomplete or inaccurate information in this section, or if you want your event published on 'www.aerospacefacts.com', please send an email to: info@aerospacefacts.com
An alphabetical list of abbreviations, terms and expressions used in aerospace. Use the bar on top of the page to navigate to the correct first character of the abbreviation, then scroll (if necessary).
If there are any abbreviations, terms or expressions missing or if you have any questions about an item, please email: info@aerospacefacts.com