This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of aviation and aviators in any language. Entries are in the English language unless specifically stated as otherwise.
Beaver, Paul (1986). The Encyclopedia of Aviation ISBN 978-0-7064-2559-8 Bristow, Gary V. (25 September 2002). Encyclopedia of Technical Aviation ISBN 978-0-07-140213-2 Carlisle, Norman V; Neville, Leslie E; Cleveland, Reginald M (17 March 2012). The Illustrated Aviation Encyclopedia ISBN 978-1-258-23286-3 Gunston, Bill (25 May 2000). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian aircraft ISBN 9781841760964 Gunston, Bill (30 November 2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: From the Pioneers to the Present Day ISBN 978-0-7509-3981-2 Jackson, Robert (1 January 2004). The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft ISBN 978-1-4054-2465-3 Jackson, Robert (November 2004). The encyclopedia of aircraft: over 3,000 military and civil aircraft from the Wright flyer to the Stealth bomber ISBN 978-1-59223-257-4 Federal Aviation Administration (1 May 2007). Pilot's Encyclopedia of Aeronautical Knowledge ISBN 978-1-60239-034-8 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space: A - Apo Mondey, David (1 September 1988). The International Encyclopedia of Aviation ISBN 978-0-517-66199-4 Robinson, Anthony (1979). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aviation ISBN 9780856853180 Taylor, Michael John Haddrick; Gunston, Bill (1 December 1993). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation ISBN 978-0-517-10316-6 Taylor, Michael John Haddrick; Taylor, John William Ransom (1978). Encyclopedia of Aircraft ISBN 9780399122170 Welch, Rosanne (December 1998). Encyclopedia of women in aviation and space ISBN 978-0-87436-958-8 [1] Winchester, Jim (29 July 2006). The Encyclopedia of Modern Aircraft: From Civilian Airliners to Military Superfighters ISBN 978-1-59223-628-2