The Aerade Reports Archive incorporates more than ten thousand, historically significant, digitised reports from: The Aeronautical Research Council (ARC) - the principal agency in Great Britain with a major output of reports on matters aeronautical, which existed from 1909-1979, and published reports until 1980 and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) - chartered in 1915 and operational from 1917-1958.
The aerospace and defense industry is the second-largest and fastest growing industry in Oklahoma. With over 206,000 jobs and a total of $44B in annual statewide economic activity, it is easy to see why the industry continues to gain both local and national recognition.