CALSPAN/Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
From 1946 until 1972, Cornell operated the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in Buffalo, New York, after which time operations were spun off into the independent CALSPAN corporation, which was later acquired--but later again spun off--by General Dynamics.
The Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory produced a large number of technical reports, some--though not all of which--are held by Cornell University Library. Some are in print, some are online, some are in microfiche format.
Finding Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory/CALSPAN technical reports:
1. Check our online catalog by title and author. We might have it. Can search Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory as an author.
2. Check Worldcat to see if it is available at another library and, if so, request it via interlibrary loan or Borrow Direct.
3. Search SAE Mobilus, we have access from 1906 to present.
4. Then check NTIS and the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS). It may be directly downloadable or else available for purchase (if you would like CUL to purchase a specific technical report from NTIS or NTRS, contact us.
5. If you can't find it from the above, you can try contacting the CALSPAN below.
Calspan Corporation
4455 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14225
Tel: 1.800.CALSPAN, 716.632.7500
https://calspan.com/contact
Cornell University Technical Reports
A number of units of Cornell University--particularly those associated with the College of Engineering--produce technical reports or did so in the past. Some of these reports are online, some are in print, and some are not available at all at present.
Below are some sources of tech reports from Cornell:
- Computer Science Technical ReportsThis is a collection of technical reports from the Cornell's Computer Science (CS) Department from the time period of 1968-2002. These reports are part of the NCSTRL collection of Computer Science Technical Reports that are available currently from CUL Technical Reports and Papers. For reports from 2003-present, see the Computing and Information Science Technical Reports Collection.
- Computing and Information Science Technical ReportsThis is a collection of technical reports from the Cornell's Computing and Information Science (CIS) Department from the time period of 2003-present.
- Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory reports (in print)Some (though not all) volumes of this series are held in print at the Library Annex. Request them by using the "Requests" button at the top of the page and then choosing "Book Delivery Services".
There is also a directory of EERL reports held at Uris Library, in print (see this link for location).