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Table
of
Contents
There
are
six
JavaScript
calculators
designed
to
ease
the
burden
on
2300's
referees
and
players
when
dealing
with
"complicated
stuff".
One
covers
star
and
planet
orbits,
another
planet
and
satellite
orbits.
The
third
calculates
rotational
habitat
figures
and
the
fourth
takes
the
hard
work
out
of
calculating
stutterwarp
maths
for
ships
whose
mass
varies
with
time.
Finally,
there
are
calculators
for
working
out
crater
impact
sizes
and
the
storage
capacity
of
flywheel
energy
storage
devices.
Aerodynamics
2D
AIRFOIL
FLOW
APPLET
-
K.
G.
Powell,
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering,
College
of
Engineering,
University
of
Michigan
For
more
information
see
Instructional
Java
Applets;
Java
or
the
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering
AERODYNAMIC
FLOW
CALCULATORS
-
Aerospace
Engineering,
Technische
Universiteit
Delft,
The
Netherlands
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Aerodynamics
or
Faculty
of
Aerospace
Engineering
Examples
of
Calculators
inlcude
Isentropic
Flow
Relations
Prandtl-Meyer
Expansion
Flow
Speed,
Mach
number,
pressure,
temperature,
Reynolds
number
etc.
AERODYNAMICS
CALCULATORS
-
Y.
Mosseev,
R
&
D,
Scientific-Technical
Center,
Moscow,
Russia
"The
Calculator
enables
to
predict
the
aerodynamic
performances
of
bluff
bodies/decelerators
and
provide
structural
and
aeroelastic
analysis
of
flexible
textile
constructions."
For
more
information
see
R
&
D,
Scientific-Technical
Center
Some
examples
of
Calculators
inlcude
Disk
Drag
Coefficient
Sphere
Drag
Coefficient
Cone
Drag
Coefficient
AIRFOIL
COMPARISON
TOOL
-
CALCULATOR
-
M.
Garton
&
D.
Orman,
Eastern
Iowa
Soaring
Society
"Enter
your
wing
area,
wingspan,
and
weight
of
the
model.
-
Select
up
to
five
airfoils..."
For
more
information
see
Eastern
Iowa
Soaring
Society
ASAS
PIXEL
SIZE
CALCULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Advanced
Solid-state
Array
Spectroradiometer
(ASAS),
Laboratory
for
Terrestrial
Physics,
NASA
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center,
Greenbelt,
Maryland
"ASAS
pixel
sizes
are
determined
by
a
number
of
factors
such
as
the
aircraft
altitude,
platform
tilt
angle
and
instanteous
field-of-view
(IFOV)
of
the
sensor."
For
more
information
see
Advanced
Solid-state
Array
Spectroradiometer
(ASAS)
BEGINNER'S
GUIDE
TO
AERONAUTICS
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
Multimedia
Course/Tutorials
(Text,
Images,
Animations
&
Java
Applets).
For
more
information
see
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
Some
examples
of
Applets,
Animations
&
Simulations
Engine
Simulation
(Java
Applet)
Wing
Geometry
Definitions
Turbojet
Thrust
Animation
Airplane
Parts
Definitions
Animation
BOUNDARY
LAYER
APPLETS
+
CONVECTION
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"The
goal
has
been
to
keep
the
formulation,
logic
and
programming
as
simple
as
possible
so
that
the
student
can
easily
grasp
the
flow
of
the
calculations...."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
COMPRESSIBLE
AERODYNAMICS
CALCULATOR
(JavaScript)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"This
calculator
computes
the
standard
relations
for
compressible
flow
of
a
perfect
gas."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
COMPRESSIBLE
AERODYNAMICS
CALCULATOR
-
Quality,
Engineering
&
Manufacturing
Association
Includes:
Isentropic
Flow
Relations;
Normanl
Shock
Relations
and
Oblique
Shock
Relations.
For
more
information
see
Conversion
Tables
or
the
Quality,
Engineering
&
Manufacturing
Association
EQAIR
APPLET
(THERMODYNAMICS
OF
AIR)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"...calculates
the
thermodynamic
properties
of
air
given
the
pressure
and
entropy,
pressure
and
density,
specific
energy
and
density,
entropy
and
enthalpy..."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
FLUID
DYNAMICS
CALCULATORS
-
M.
van
Rooij
&
H.
Higuchi,
Department
of
Mechanical,
Aerospace
and
Manufacturing
Engineering,
Syracuse
University
For
more
information
see
Fluid
Dynamics
Home
Page
Some
examples
from
more
than
"15"
applets/calculators
include
Dynamic
Pressure
calculator
Superposition
of
Elementary
Flows
Simulation
of
a
pendulum
in
a
fluid
Drag
force
Calculator
Shock
wave
simulation
HEAT
CONDUCTION
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
LIFTING
CAPACITY
OF
HELIUM
BALLONS:
CALCULATOR
-
Oregon
Museum
of
Science
&
Technology
For
more
information
see
Oregon
Museum
of
Science
&
Technology
POTENTIAL
FLOW
APPLET
-
K.
G.
Powell,
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering,
College
of
Engineering,
University
of
Michigan
"This
applet
is
a
potential-flow
laboratory;
a
student
can
build
up
incompressible,
irrotational
flows
by
superposition
of
a
free-stream
velocity
and
various
singular
solutions
to
Laplace's
equation
(sources,
sinks,
vortices
and
doublets)."
For
more
information
see
Instructional
Java
Applets;
Java
or
the
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering
THE
EVOLUTION
OF
THE
AEROFOIL
(SHOCKWAVE)
-
S.Foster
and
B.Whalley,
Knowledge
Media
Institute
[KMI],
Open
University,
U.K.
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"The
Wright
Brothers
followed
Cayley
and
Lilienthal
in
realizing
that
if
they
were
to
fly
they
would
have
to
carry
out
controlled
scientific
experiments
to
design
the
lifting
surfaces."
THE
IDEAL
FLOW
MACHINE
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"The
Ideal
Flow
Machine
is
designed
for
students
learning
elementary
ideal
flow.
The
term
'Ideal
flow'
describes
the
way
in
which
a
fluid
(liquid
or
gas)
moves
when
the
effects
of
compressibility
and
viscosity
are
negligible."
For
more
information
see
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics;
Engineering
Applets
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
VIRTUAL
SHOCK
TUBE
CALCULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"An
educational
Java
Applet
for
visualizing
shock
tube
flows."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
or
the
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering
Teaching
Materials
Back
Aircraft
Design
ADVANCED
MISSIONS
COST
MODEL
(CALCULATOR)
-
Cost
Estimating
Group,
Business
Management
Directorate,
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
Space
Center,
NASA,
Houston,
Texas
"The
model
can
be
used
for
estimating
the
development
and
production
cost
of
spacecraft,
space
transportation
systems,
aircraft,
missiles,
ships,
and
land
vehicles."
For
more
information
see
Online
Cost
Models
Cost
Estimating
Group
or
the
Business
Management
Directorate
AIRCRAFT
TURBINE
ENGINE
COST
MODEL
(CALCULATOR)
-
Cost
Estimating
Group,
Business
Management
Directorate,
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
Space
Center,
NASA,
Houston,
Texas
"This
model
uses
equations
for
estimating
development
and
production
costs
and
time
of
arrival
for
U.S.
military
turbojet
and
turbofan
engines."
For
more
information
see
Online
Cost
Models
Cost
Estimating
Group
or
the
Business
Management
Directorate
AIRFRAME
COST
MODEL
(CALCULATOR)
-
Cost
Estimating
Group,
Business
Management
Directorate,
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
Space
Center,
NASA,
Houston,
Texas
"The
model
was
derived
from
a
database
consisting
of
13
military
aircraft
with
first
flight
dates
ranging
from
1960
to
1978:
A-6,
A-7,
A-10,
C-5,
C-141,
F-4,
F-14,
F-15,
F-16,
F-18,
F-111,
S-3A,
and
T-39.
Empty
weights
for
the
sample
aircraft
range
from
under
10,000
lb.
to
over
300,000
lb.,
while
speeds
range
from
400
kn.
to
over
1,300
kn."
For
more
information
see
Online
Cost
Models
Cost
Estimating
Group
or
the
Business
Management
Directorate
BASIC
AIRCRAFT
DESIGN:
DESIGN
A
SUBSONIC
TRANSPORT
-
S.
Hasen,
J.R.
Gloudemans,
P.
Davis,
M.
Moore,
A.
Hahn
&
D.
Picasso,
Systems
Analysis
Branch,
NASA
Ames
Research
Center
"Web
Air
has
given
you,
the
aircraft
manufacturer,
free
reign
to
determine
the
number
of
passengers
the
transport
will
carry
and
the
speed
at
which
it
will
fly.
Web
Air's
goal
is
to
have
an
airplane
which
will
allow
them
to
charge
the
lowest
ticket
price
and
make
them
very
profitable.
"
For
more
information
see
Welcome
to
BAD
WEB
Back
Atmosphere
Computations
FOR
MORE
ATMOSPHERE
CACLUATORS
SEE
METEOROLOGY
&
ATMOSPHERE
CONVERSION
ATMOSPHERE
COMPUTATIONS:
STANDARD
-
LDS
Vacuum
Products,
Inc.,
Altamonte
Springs,
Florida
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Technical
Information
or
LDS
Vacuum
Products,
Inc.,
STAMDARD
ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIVE
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
For
more
information
see
Propulsion;
Beginner's
Guide
to
Aeronautics;
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
Back
Composites
&
Structures
FOR
DATABASES
&
COURSES
SEE
THE
MATERIALS
CENTER
COMPOSITES
DESIGN
-
LAMINATED
PLATE
THEORY:
AN
INTERACTIVE
TUTORIAL
WITH
CALCULATORS
(JAVA
APPLETS)
-
S.W.
Tsai
&
K.K.S.
Liu,
Think
Composites
"This
self-teaching
tutorial
is
intended
to
introduce
the
basic
theory
of
composite
materials
through
exercising
numerical
examples.
Only
background
in
strength
materials
and
matrix
algebra
will
be
needed.
Because
of
anisotropy
and
lamination,
composites
design
is
calculation
intensive."
COMPOSITE
MATERIAL
DESIGN:
MY472
(JAVA
APPLETS)
-
J.
Pilling,
Department
of
Metallurgical
&
Materials
Engineering,
Michigan
Technological
University
Multimedia
Course
with
Java
Applets
(Text
&
Images).
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
John
Pilling's
Home
Page
or
the
Department
of
Metallurgical
&
Materials
Engineering
Some
examples
from
over
"12"
Applets/Calculators
include
How
Strong
is
Fibreglass?
Effect
of
Orientation
on
Stiffnesss
Aligned
Short
Fibre
Composites
Determination
of
Stress
and
Strain
in
Oriented
Composites
Calculation
of
Stress
Back
Conformal
Mapping
THE
IDEAL
FLOW
MAPPER
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"An
educational
Java
Applet
for
those
studying
conformal
mapping
and
its
application
to
fluid
flow."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
Back
Coordinates
CONVERT
EQUATORIAL
TO
GALACTIC
COORDINATES
-
CALCULATOR
-
E.M.
Murphy,
FUSE
-
The
Far
Spectroscopic
Explorer,
Department
of
Physics
and
Astronomy,
Johns
Hopkins
University
&
NASA
For
more
information
see
FUSE
Planning
Tools;
FUSE
-
The
Far
Spectroscopic
Explorer
or
Edward
M.
Murphy's
Home
Page
HEASARC
TOOLS:
CALCULATORS
-
Laboratory
for
High
Energy
Astrophysics
(LHEA),
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center,
NASA
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
12
Spacecraft,
two
Planets
and
two
Comets."
For
more
information
see
High
Energy
Astrophysics
Sciences
Archive
Research
Center
(HEASARC),
NASA
Examples
of
calculators
include
Coordinate
Conversion
Julian
Date
Conversion
Multiplex
Energy
Converter
WebSpec:
X-ray
spectral
fitting
package
W3nH:
Provides
data
on
neutral
hydrogen
column
density
HELIOSPHERIC
SPACECRAFT
COORDINATES:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
12
Spacecraft,
two
Planets
and
two
Comets."
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
HELIOSPHERIC
PLANET
COORDINATES:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
7
Planets"
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
HELIOCENTRIC
POSITIONS
OF
IMP/EARTH
SYSTEM:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"System
gives
positions
for
user-selected
day
and
6
days
before
and
after
in
GSE
and
GSM
coordinate
systems."
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
MAPTRAN:
DATUM
AND
COORDINATE
SYSTEM
TRANSLATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
N
Weimer,
Research
Computing
Support,
Computing
and
Network
Services,
University
of
Alberta,
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada
"Java
applet
to
convert
between
Latitude/Longitude
coordinates
and
other
coordinate
systems,
and
also
convert
between
datums.
Partially
based
on
Madtran."
For
more
information
see
Navigation
Info
and
Tools
or
Norris
Weimer's
Home
Page
PRECESSION
ROUTINE
CALCULATOR
-
E.M.
Murphy,
FUSE
-
The
Far
Spectroscopic
Explorer,
Department
of
Physics
and
Astronomy,
Johns
Hopkins
University
&
NASA
"This
routine
will
precess
astronomical
coordinates
from
one
epoch
to
another."
For
more
information
see
FUSE
Planning
Tools;
FUSE
-
The
Far
Spectroscopic
Explorer
or
Edward
M.
Murphy's
Home
Page
Back
Flight
Simulators
FLY
THE
1903
WRIGHT
FLYER
SIMULATOR
-
FREDERICK
HOOVEN'S
SIMULATION
(SHOCKWAVE)
-
B.Whalley,
B.
Hawkridge,
K.
Quick
&
J.
Linney,
Knowledge
Media
Institute
[KMI],
Open
University,
U.K.
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"The
Wright
Brothers
followed
Cayley
and
Lilienthal
in
realizing
that
if
they
were
to
fly
they
would
have
to
carry
out
controlled
scientific
experiments
to
design
the
lifting
surfaces."
Back
Jet
Engines
ENGINE
PERFORMANCE
SIMULATION
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"With
this
software
you
can
investigate
the
effects
of
engine
performance
on
aircraft
range."
For
more
information
see
Compressor
Thermoodynamics;
Propulsion;
Beginner's
Guide
to
Aeronautics;
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
ENGINE
SIMULATION
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"An
interactive
Java
applet
called
EngineSim
is
now
available.
With
EngineSim,
you
can
study
the
effects
of
compressor
performance
on
thrust
and
fuel
flow...."
For
more
information
see
Compressor
Thermoodynamics;
Propulsion;
Beginner's
Guide
to
Aeronautics;
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
HOW
ENGINES
WORK:
TURBOPROPS,
TURBOFANS
&
TURBOSHAFTS
(SHOCKWAVE)
-
Pratt
&
Whitney
Canada,
a
division
of
United
Technologies
Company
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Pratt
&
Whitney
Canada
HSCT
JET
ENGINE
SIMULATION
-
Glenn
Research
Center's
G-VIS
Lab,
NASA
For
more
information
see
Glenn
Research
Center's
G-VIS
Lab
Back
Lorenz
THE
LORENZ
EQUATIONS
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
P.
Worfolk,
The
Geometry
Center,
University
of
Minnesota
For
more
information
see
Java
Applets
or
the
The
Geometry
Center,
University
of
Minnesota
LORENZ
ATTRACTOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
J.J.
Brecht,
Department
of
Physics
&
Astronomy,
Michigan
State
University
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
John
J.
Brecht's
Home
Page
Back
Model
Airplanes
&
Rockets
Scale
Model
Calculators
SCALE
MODELER'S
CALCULATOR
-
Revell
Monogram
Inc.
"This
on-line
model
building
tool
lets
you
quickly
convert
actual
measurments
to
a
variety
of
popular
scale
sizes."
For
more
information
see
Art
of
Modeling
or
Revell
Monogram
Inc.
SCALE
MODEL
CALCULATOR
-
J.
Burkett
"Ever
wondered
how
tall
you'd
have
to
be
to
sit
behind
the
stick
of
that
new
1/4
scale
J-3
Cub
you
just
finished?"
For
more
information
see
Burkett's
R/C
Page
Model
Airplanes
BASIC
MODEL
AIRPLANE
DESIGN
BASIC
MODEL
AIRPLANE
CALCULATOR
-
Geistware
of
Indiana
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
Includes:
Style
of
Ailerons;
Wing;
Fuselage;
Strip
Ailerons;
Stip;
Vertical
Fin,
Horizontal
Stab
&
Barn
Door
Aileron
Calculations.
For
more
information
see
Geistware
of
Indiana
ELECTRIC
CONVERSION
GLOW
TO
ELECTRIC
CONVERSION
CALCULATOR
-
C.
Gadd,
Cyber
FX
Communications
For
more
information
see
RC
Calculators;
Electric
Flight
Page
or
Chuck
Gadd's
Home
Page.
INDOOR
MODEL
AIRPLANES
INDOOR
MODEL
AIRPLANES
-
CALCULATORS
-
Del
Orgen,
n-lemma.com
For
more
information
see
n-limma.com
Calculators
include
Fundamentals
of
Propellers
Calculator
Wing
Strut
Calculator
Strut-Braced
Wing
Load
Calculator
PERFORMANCE
MODEL
AIRCRAFT
PERFORMATCE
CALCULATORS
-
Design
Services
Calculators
include:
Engine
Horse
Power,
Density
Altitude,
Stalling
Speed,
Wing
Loading,
Airspeed
&
Thrust.
RACING
CONTROL
LINE
SPEED
CALCULATOR
-
Crawley
&
District
Model
Aircraft
Club,
Crawley,
West
Sussex,
England
"...you
can
use
this
page
to
calculate
the
speed
of
your
Control
Line
model
in
Miles
per
Hour,..."
For
more
information
see
Archive
or
Crawley
&
District
Model
Aircraft
Club
SERVO
TORQUE
SERVO
TORQUE
CALCULATOR
-
Critter
Bits/Multiplex
USA
"Calculate
required
servo
torque
for
your
(Model)
plane.!"
For
more
information
see
Critter
Bits/Multiplex
USA
SERVO
TORQUE
CALCULATOR
-
C.
Gadd,
Cyber
FX
Communications
For
more
information
see
RC
Calculators;
Electric
Flight
Page
or
Chuck
Gadd's
Home
Page.
WING
LOADING
WING
LOADING
CALCULATOR
-
C.
Gadd,
Cyber
FX
Communications
For
more
information
see
RC
Calculators;
Electric
Flight
Page
or
Chuck
Gadd's
Home
Page.
Model
Rockets
ALTITUDE
MODEL
ROCKET
ALTITUDE
PREDICTOR
SINGLE
STAGE
-
M.
Sullivan
"This
page
drives
a
rocket
simulation
program
which
will
project
the
peak
altitude
and
other
flight
profile
information
about
a
model
rocket."
For
more
information
see
Mark
Sullivan's
Home
Page
Also
see
User
Motor
Version
Multi-Stage
Model
Rocket
Altitude
Predictor
ROCHETRY
EJECTION
CHARGE
CALCULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
B.
Mesander
"...a
Java
applet
to
compute
how
much
black
powder
to
use
for
a
given
rocket's
ejection
charge..."
For
more
information
see
the
Rockerty
or
Ben
Mesander's
Home
Page
ROCHETRY
CALCULATORS
-
B.
Day,
Huntsville
Area
Rocketry
Association
(HARA),
Huntsville,
Alabama
"Encouraging
students
in
the
pursuit
of
science-oriented
careers
through
hands-on
rocketry
experience,
while
promoting
high
power
rocketry
for
all
age
levels
through
community
involvement."
For
more
information
see
Huntsville
Area
Rocketry
Association
Some
examples
of
Calculators
inlcude
Ejection
Charge
Mass
Calculator
WATER
ROCKET
SIMULATION
-
C.
Heath,
Open
Software
Associates
Limited,
Victoria,
Australia
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"This
page
does
a
numerical
simulation
of
the
entire
flight
of
your
rocket.
Just
enter
the
details..."
For
more
information
see
Water
Rocket
Launcher
Home
Page
PARACHUTE
&
DESCENT
RATE
MODEL
DESCENT
RATE
CALCULATOR
-
A2Z
Hobbies
Also
includes
a
Launch
Area
Table,
and
a
Engine
Chart.
"Just
enter
the
weight
of
your
rocket
in
the
first
box,
the
diameter
of
your
chute
in
the
second
box,
and
choose
a
unit
to
calculate
with."
A2Z
Hobbies
PARACHUTE
CALCULATOR
-
Rocket
Vision
"This
Parachute
Calculator
will
help
you
select
the
appropriate
parachute
for
a
particular
rocket
weight
and
desired
speed
of
descent."
For
more
information
see
Rocket
Vision
SHROUD
SHROUD
CALCULATOR
-
R.W.
Blaske
"Will
calculate
with
any
unit
of
measure
and
from
very
small
to
very
large
dimensions."
For
more
information
see
Reference
for
Model
Rockets
or
Robert
W.
Blaske's
Home
Page
Back
Orbital
Mechanics
ORBIT
ON
THE
WEB:
CALCULATORS
-
S.V.
Belur,
Bowie,
Maryland
VERY
EXTENSIVE."An
Interactive
Spacecraft
Orbit
Utilities
Page."
Sheela
V.
Belur's
Home
Pager
Some
examples
from
over
'6'
Calculaotrs
include
Transform
from
orbital
elements
to
state
vector
Approximate
Orbit
Estimation
ORBITAL
MECHANICS
CALCULATORS
(Satellites,
Launches,
Orbit
Location,
Etc.)
-
Liftoff
To
Space
Exploration,
Marschall
Space
Flight
Center,
NASA
For
more
information
see
Rocket
Science;
Liftoff
To
Space
Exploration
Calculators
include
LIFTOFF
UNIT
CONVERSION
CALCULATOR
ORBITAL
VELOCITY
AND
PERIOD
CALCULATOR
ORBIT
SIMULATOR
(JAVASRIPT)
-
Observatoriam,
A
cooperative
project
among
NASA's
IITA
Program,
BDM
International,
and
WVU
"The
applet
illustrates
the
relationship
between
orbital
period
and
orbital
altitude
for
a
circular
orbit
around
the
earth.
The
orbital
altitude
is
the
distance
of
the
orbit
above
the
earth's
surface.
You
can
click
and
drag
the
satellite
to
any
altitude
and
see
how
the
orbital
period
changes."
For
for
more
information
see
Observatorium
Index
or
the
NASA's
Observatorium
Back
Projectile
Motion
PROJECTILE
MOTION
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
W.J.
Devenport,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"Drag
directly
proportional
to
speed."
For
more
information
see
Engineering
Applets;
Advanced
Aero/Hydrodynamics
or
W.J.
Devenport's
Home
Page
Examples
of
other
Projectile
Motion
Applets
include
Projectile
Motion
II
Projectile
Motion
IV
Back
Propulsion
PROPULSION
(JAVA
APPLETS)
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Beginner's
Guide
to
Aeronautics;
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
PROPULSION
SYSTEM
CALCULATOAR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Astro
Research
Corporation,
Fujisawa,
Japan
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
"This
is
the
propulsion
system
calculator
applet
for
the
conceptual
design
of
satellite
system."
For
more
information
see
What's
New
or
Astro
Research
Back
Satellites
SATELLITE
CONSTRUCTION
SET
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
The
Satellite
Site,
TheTech
Museum
of
Innovation,
Sponsored
by
Lockheed
Martin
"Want
to
make
a
satellite?
Open
up
this
interactive
program
and
build
three
different
kinds
of
satellites."
For
more
information
see
Online
Exhibits
or
the
TheTech
Museum
of
Innovation
Back
Spacecraft
&
Launch
Vehicles
ADVANCED
MISSIONS
COST
CALCULATOR
-
Cost
Estimating
Group,
Business
Management
Directorate,
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
Space
Center,
NASA,
Houston,
Texas
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
OVER
40
Calculators
Including:
"Spacecraft
(Planetary
Lander,
Planetary,
Manned
Reentry,
Communication,
Weather,
Physics
&
Astronomy,
Earth
Observation,
Lunar
Rover,
Manned
Habitat);
Space
Transport
(Unmanned
Reentry,
Launch
Vehicle
Stage,
Upper
Stage,
Liquid
Rocket
Engine
-
Lox/Lh,
Liquid
Rocket
Engine
-
Lox/RP-1,
Payload
Fairing,
Centaur
Fairing);
Aircraft
(Attack,
Bomber,
Fighter,
Fw-Transport,
Patrol,
Recon
(SR-71),
Rotary
Attack,
Rotary
Transport/Utility,
Trainer,
Commercial;
Missile
(Air-Air,
Air-Orbit,
Air-Surface,
Anti-Tank,
ICBM,
Surface-Air,
Ship-Air,
Surf-Surf
Land
Mobile,
Surf-Surf
Other,
ICBM
(Sub
Launced),
Rocket);
Ship
(Aircraft
Carrier,
Amphib
Assault,
Cruiser,
Destroyer,
Frigate,
Submarine);
and
Land
Vehicle
(Artillery,
Automobile,
Tank,
Truck,
APC,
Rifle)."
For
more
information
see
Mission
Cost
Model;
Online
Cost
Models;
Cost
Estimating
Group
or
the
Business
Management
Directorate
SPACECRAFT/VEHICLE
LEVEL
COST
MODEL
(CALCULATOR)
-
Cost
Estimating
Group,
Business
Management
Directorate,
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
Space
Center,
NASA,
Houston,
Texas
"This
is
a
simple
on-line
cost
model
that
provides
a
useful
method
for
quick
turnaround,
rough-order-of-magnitude
cost
estimating.
The
model
can
be
used
for
estimating
the
development
and
production
cost
of
spacecraft,
launch
vehicle
stages,
engines
and
scientific
instruments."
For
more
information
see
Online
Cost
Models;
Cost
Estimating
Group
or
the
Business
Management
Directorate
Examples
of
other
Related
Calculators
include
Cost
Estimating
Cost
Model
for
Deep
Space
Network
(DSN)
projects
Mission
Operations
Cost
Model
Back
Space
Flight
ATMOSPHERIC
FLIGHT
OF
A
LAUNCH
VEHICLE
-
J.
Köppen,
Institute
of
Theoretical
Physics
and
Astrophysics,
Christian-Albrechts-University
of
Kiel,
Germany
VERY
EXTENSVIE.
"...allows
the
computation
of
the
behaviour
of
a
multistage
rocket
from
the
launch
site
into
orbit....user
may
change
the
parameters
of
the
rocket,
such
as
the
type
and
mass
of
the
fuel,
the
thrust
of
the
engines..."
For
more
information
see
Interactive
Java
Applets
to
Aid
the
Teaching
of
Astrophysics
or
the
Institute
of
Theoretical
Physics
and
Astrophysics
INTERPLANETARY
MISSION
APPLET
-
K.
G.
Powell,
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering,
College
of
Engineering,
University
of
Michigan
"This
applet
is
an
interplanetary-mission
laboratory;
a
student
can
enter
origin
and
destination
planets
and
dates,
and
analyze
the
resulting
transfer
orbit."
For
more
information
see
Instructional
Java
Applets;
Java
or
the
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering
HEASARC
TOOLS:
CALCULATORS
-
Laboratory
for
High
Energy
Astrophysics
(LHEA),
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center,
NASA
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
12
Spacecraft,
two
Planets
and
two
Comets."
For
more
information
see
High
Energy
Astrophysics
Sciences
Archive
Research
Center
(HEASARC),
NASA
Examples
of
calculators
include
Coordinate
Conversion
Julian
Date
Conversion
Multiplex
Energy
Converter
WebSpec:
X-ray
spectral
fitting
package
W3nH:
Provides
data
on
neutral
hydrogen
column
density
HELIOSPHERIC
SPACECRAFT
COORDINATES:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
12
Spacecraft,
two
Planets
and
two
Comets."
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
HELIOSPHERIC
PLANET
COORDINATES:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"Coordinates
are
available
in
Solar
Ecliptic
(SE)
and
Heliographic
(HG)
(rotating
and
inertial)
systems
for
7
Planets"
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
HELIOCENTRIC
POSITIONS
OF
IMP/EARTH
SYSTEM:
CALCULATOR
-
NSSDC
"System
gives
positions
for
user-selected
day
and
6
days
before
and
after
in
GSE
and
GSM
coordinate
systems."
For
more
information
see
Space
Physics,
NSSDC,
NASA
LIFTOFF
TO
SPACE
EXPLORATION
-
Marschall
Space
Flight
Center,
NASA
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Liftoff,
NASA
Example
of
Calculators
include
The
Conservation
Of
Angular
Momentum
(Java
Applet)
Liftoff
Unit
Conversion
Calculator
Adjust
the
Inclination
(I)
of
the
orbit
Orbital
Velocity
and
Period
Calculator
RADIATION
HEAT
FLUX
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Astro
Research
Corporation,
Fujisawa,
Japan
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
What's
New
or
Astro
Research
ROTATION
KINEMATICS
APPLET
-
V.T.
Coppola,
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering,
College
of
Engineering,
University
of
Michigan
"The
applet
is
a
computational
engine
for
performing
computations
between
the
three
standard
representations
of
3D
rotational
kinematics:
Euler
angles
(all
12
sequences),
Axis-Angles,
and
Quaternion
(really,
Euler
parameters).
"
For
more
information
see
Instructional
Java
Applets;
Java
or
the
Department
of
Aerospace
Engineering
SSCWEB
CALCULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Developed
by:
R.T.
Baldwin,
Project
Direcctor:
R.E.
McGuire,
Space
Physics
Data
Facility,
Code
602,
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center,
NASA
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Satellite
Situation
Center
(SSCWeb)
SSC
LOCATOR
FORM:
SPACECRAFT/TIME
RANGE
SELECTION
-
Satellite
Situation
Center
(SSCWeb)
System
and
Services;
the
Space
Physics
Data
Facility
(SPDF)
&
the
National
Space
Science
Data
Center
(NSSDC),
NASA
"The
Locator
component
provides
tabular
information.
As
tabular
output,
the
spacecraft's
coordinate
location
can
be
listed
in
a
variety
of
coordinate
systems,
as
well
as
other
location
related
items."
For
more
information
see
Satellite
Situation
Center
(SSCWeb)
System
and
Services
SSC
LOCATOR
"GRAPHICS"
FORM:
SPACECRAFT/PLOT
TYPE
SELECTION
-
Satellite
Situation
Center
(SSCWeb)
System
and
Services;
the
Space
Physics
Data
Facility
(SPDF)
&
the
National
Space
Science
Data
Center
(NSSDC),
NASA
"The
Locator
graphics
component
provides
the
ability
to
plot
the
orbits
of
multiple
spacecraft.
In
addition
to
orbit
plots,
mapped
and
time
series
plots
can
also
be
generated."
For
more
information
see
Satellite
Situation
Center
(SSCWeb)
System
and
Services
Back
Stress
Analysis
MOHR'S
CIRCLE
CALCULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
J.
Li,
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering,
Virginia
Tech
"This
Java
applet
is
used
to
draw
any
Mohr's
circle
in
a
plane
for
stress
analysis,
given
any
set
of
stresses
:
sigma_x,
sigma_y,
and
tau_xy."
For
more
information
see
Jeff
(Jing)
Li's
Home
Page
or
the
Departrment
of
Aerospace
and
Ocean
Engineering
Teaching
Materials
Other
Stress
Analysis
Applets
include
Planar
Stress
Analysis
Back
Thermophysics
RADIATION
HEAT
TRANSFER
SIMULATION
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
K.
Kudo,
Laboratory
of
Thermophysics
for
Space
Engineering,
Division
of
Mechanical
Science,
Graduate
School
of
Engineering,
Hokkaido
University,
Japan
"Just
click
the
"START"
button,
and
you
can
see
the
radiative
energy
transfer
in
a
5m
x
5m
two-dimensional
gas
volume
enclosed
by
a
square
shaped
gray
wall
with
an
emissivity
of
EPSY."
For
more
information
see
Laboratory
of
Thermophysics
for
Space
Engineering
Back
Wind
Tunnel
FOIL
SIMULATOR
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Glenn
Research
Center,
NASA
VERY
VERY
EXTENSIVE.
For
more
information
see
Propulsion;
Beginner's
Guide
to
Aeronautics;
Glenn
Learning
Technologies
Project
or
the
Glenn
Research
Center
JAVA
VIRTUAL
WIND
TUNNEL:
Two
dimensional
Invicid
Computational
Fluid
Dynamics
Simulation
-
D.
Oh,
Computational
Aerospace
Sciences
Laboratory,
MIT
"The
Java
Virtual
Wind
Tunnel
is
intended
to
be
an
educational
tool
for
use
in
undergraduate
and
graduate
level
fluids
mechanics
courses."
For
more
information
see
Computational
Aerospace
Sciences
Laboratory,
MIT
THE
JAVA
VIRTUAL
WIND
TUNNEL
(MIRROR)
-
C.
Hunter,
Aero-
and
Gas
Dynamics
Division,
Configuration
Aerodynamics
Branch,
Langley
Research
Center,
NASA
Mulimedia.
Options
include:
Subsonic,
Transonic,
&
Supersonic.
For
more
information
see
Wind
Tunnels
in
Education;
Wind
Tunnels;
Observaorium
Back
Wing
Analysis
WING
ANALYSIS
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
Aircraft
Aerodynamics
and
Design
Group,
Department
of
Aeronautics
and
Astronautics,
Stanford
University
"This
Java
application
computes
the
lift
and
Cl
distribution
over
a
wing
with
sweep
and
twist."
For
more
information
see
Aircraft
Aerodynamics
and
Design
Group,
Department
of
Aeronautics
and
Astronautics,
Stanford
University
WING
ANALYSIS
PROGRAM
(JAVA
APPLET)
-
I.
Kroo,
Desktop
Aeronautics,
Aircraft
Aerodynamics
and
Design
Group,
Department
of
Aeronautics
and
Astronautics,
Stanford
University
For
more
information
see
Demo's;
Desktop
Aeronautics
or
Aircraft
Aerodynamics
and
Design
Group,
Department
of
Aeronautics
and
Astronautics,
Stanford
University
Back
Company
Profile
EDA,
Incorporated
provides
quality-engineering
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on
time,
on
schedule
and
within
budget.
EDA,
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is
able
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this
by
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work
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the
first
time.
We
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the
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and
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the
client
as
a
team
member.
EDA
believes
that
the
client
should
be
an
active
participant
in
the
work
process
to
ensure
that
the
product
is
commensurate
with
client
expectations
and
is
delivered
within
schedule
and
budget
constraints.
EDA,
Inc.
belongs
to
the
American
Society
of
Mechanical
Engineers
(ASME),
the
National
Society
of
Professional
Engineers
(NSPE),
the
Society
of
Instrument
Control
Engineers,
Society
of
Professional
Engineers
(ISA)
and
the
American
Nuclear
Society
(ANS).
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more
information
on
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Incorporated
services,
please
contact
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Service
Manager
at:
Client
Service
Manager
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Inc.
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VA
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or
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Client
Service
Manager
at
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