diff --git a/rul_datasets/reader/ncmapss.py b/rul_datasets/reader/ncmapss.py
index fa5c2aa..8a260c5 100644
--- a/rul_datasets/reader/ncmapss.py
+++ b/rul_datasets/reader/ncmapss.py
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@
     corrupted. The dataset authors were already contacted about this issue."""
 
 import os
+import tempfile
 import warnings
+import zipfile
 from typing import Tuple, List, Optional, Union, Dict
 
 import h5py  # type: ignore[import]
 import numpy as np
 from sklearn.preprocessing import MinMaxScaler  # type: ignore[import]
 
+from rul_datasets import utils
 from rul_datasets.reader.data_root import get_data_root
 from rul_datasets.reader import AbstractReader, scaling
 
 
+NCMAPSS_DRIVE_ID = "1X9pHm2E3U0bZZbXIhJubVGSL3rtzqFkn"
+
+
 class NCmapssReader(AbstractReader):
     """
     This reader provides access to the New C-MAPSS Turbofan Degradation dataset. Each
@@ -206,6 +212,8 @@ def prepare_data(self) -> None:
         data is then split into development and validation set. Afterward, a scaler
         is fit on the development features if it was not already done previously.
         """
+        if not os.path.exists(self._NCMAPSS_ROOT):
+            _download_ncmapss(self._NCMAPSS_ROOT)
         if not os.path.exists(self._get_scaler_path()):
             features, _, _ = self._load_data("dev")
             scaler = scaling.fit_scaler(features, MinMaxScaler())
@@ -352,3 +360,17 @@ def _calc_default_window_size(self):
             max_window_size.append(max(*[len(f) for f in split_features]))
 
         return max(*max_window_size)
+
+
+def _download_ncmapss(data_root):
+    os.makedirs(data_root)
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_path:
+        print("Download N-C-MAPSS dataset from Google Drive")
+        download_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "data.zip")
+        utils.download_gdrive_file(NCMAPSS_DRIVE_ID, download_path)
+        print("Extract N-C-MAPSS dataset")
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(download_path, mode="r") as f:
+            for zipinfo in f.infolist():
+                zipinfo.filename = os.path.basename(zipinfo.filename)
+                if zipinfo.filename:
+                    f.extract(zipinfo, data_root)